Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad, who witnessed the ceremony, today said that the larger concern regarding the disease in Malaysia is the amount of undiagnosed cases.

As such, the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) will demonstrate the conduct of Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) in several government health clinics, and link them to care.

“Treatment is now available in 21 government hospitals. The clinical trial (diagnostics) will be in 25 health clinics,” Dr Dzulkefly said following the signing.

One care option is to link the patients with Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi), which conducts clinical trials co-sponsored by MOH.

There are around 500,000 Hepatitis C patients in Malaysia.