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title: "Islamabad expands free Hepatitis C screening and treatment services"
description: "Both outlets reported the expansion of free Hepatitis C screening, diagnosis, and treatment services in Islamabad by the District Health Office. The Associated Press of Pakistan mentioned the initiative is part of the Prime Minister’s National Programme, while ProPakistani provided a more concise summary without specifying the programme’s name. Otherwise, the framing and emphasis were largely similar across the two outlets."
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# Islamabad expands free Hepatitis C screening and treatment services

pakistan · updated 6 Oct 2026, 8:03 PM PKT · 4–6 Oct 2026 · 3 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Both outlets reported the expansion of free Hepatitis C screening, diagnosis, and treatment services in Islamabad by the District Health Office. The Associated Press of Pakistan mentioned the initiative is part of the Prime Minister’s National Programme, while ProPakistani provided a more concise summary without specifying the programme’s name. Otherwise, the framing and emphasis were largely similar across the two outlets.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [DHO urges timely hepatitis C screening](https://www.app.com.pk/national/dho-urges-timely-hepatitis-c-screening/) · 6 Oct 2026, 8:03 PM PKT
  > ISLAMABAD, Oct 06 (APP):The District Health Office (DHO) Islamabad is providing free hepatitis C screening, diagnosis and treatment at designated public health facilities under the Prime Minister’s National Programme for Elimination of Hepatitis C. According to official source, the free services are available at Rural Health Centres (RHCs) Tarlai, Bhara Kahu and Sihala, Community Health...
- **ProPakistani** — [Islamabad Expands Free Hepatitis C Screening and Treatment Services](https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/05/islamabad-expands-free-hepatitis-c-screening-and-treatment-services/) · 5 Oct 2026, 5:58 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing
  > The District Health Office Islamabad has expanded access to free Hepatitis C screening, diagnosis and treatment services at several public… Read More

## Part of a bigger story

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- [Government Launches Hepatitis C Screening for Employees](https://harzaviya.com/stories/3725-govt-employees-to-undergo-mandatory-hepatitis-screening) · 19 Aug 2026 · 10 outlets · 84% related
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- [HEC to Support Nationwide Hepatitis C Screening at Federal Universities](https://harzaviya.com/stories/14450-hec-to-support-free-hepatitis-c-screening-at-federal) · 15 Oct 2026 · 2 outlets · 73% related
- [Punjab Chief Minister Reaffirms Commitment to Eliminate Hepatitis](https://harzaviya.com/stories/646-maryam-nawaz-calls-for-collective-action-to-combat-hepatitis) · 29 Jul 2026 · 3 outlets · 2 developments · 70% related

3 articles from 2 outlets, 4–6 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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