World hepatitis day: One in five Rohingyas has Hepatitis C

The disparity was driven overwhelmingly by Hepatitis C, which affected 17.24 percent of refugees, compared with just 1.01 percent of local residents, said the study “Prevalence and risk factors of Hepatitis B and C virus infections among Rohingya refugees and host communities in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh”.

• As many as 20 to 22 percent of the nearly 150,000 Rohingyas who entered Bangladesh in recent months tested positive for Hepatitis C, said Sarwar Jahan, assistant medical coordinator at RRRC.