District Nazim Kanwar Naveed Jamil has said that hepatitis-B and C are posing a great challenge to the world, including Pakistan, and the issue needs to be tackled on war footing.

He was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of a free medical camp set-up at Behram village by Ehasas Welfare Trust here on Sunday.

He said used syringes and blades were the root-causes of transfer of hepatitis from one person to another and advised patients to purchase new syringes before going to doctors for injection.