KUALA LUMPUR: About 400,000 Malaysians have Hepatitis C, but only a fraction can afford the medication, which may cost up to RM300,000 for the full course of treatment.
Malaysia is not given special pricing for the drugs by pharmaceutical companies because it is considered a middle-income country.
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