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Government Ropes In Amitabh Bachchan To Create More Awareness On Hepatitis B

Government Ropes In Amitabh Bachchan To Create More Awareness On Hepatitis B

by The Daily Eye Team December 1 2015, 2:27 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 31 secs

In an attempt to boost the ministry of health and family welfare's awareness campaign on Hepatitis B, it launched 75-second videos of?Bollywood? superstar Amitabh Bachchan?confessing that he is being treated for the virus since the last 20 years, in Mumbai on Monday. The campaign was launched in collaboration with the UNICEF. Speaking at the event, union health minister?JP Nadda?said 3% of the population has the virus and it takes 15-18 years for it to manifest. "Awareness on the disease and prevention is must. Bachchan's participation will boost the campaign. We need the society's support," he said. Read More at www.dnaindia.com




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