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DIASPORA MATTERS LIVE: Dr. George Njoroge discusses with Harrison Maina of Ajabu Media on his Hepatitis C treatment drug discovery.

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HARRISON MAINA

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May,08-2017 10:26:04

BOSTON--By leading a team that discovered Victrelis, the first ever effective Hepatitis C treatment drug , in addition to being the first African ever to be granted over 100 patents in the USA, Kenyan born Dr. George Njoroge has continued to be a trail blazer in the bio chemistry arena.

He has therefore become a great role model for many Kenyans and Africans everywhere who now see living proof that they have what it takes to be competitive on the global arena and rise to the top.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Hepatitis C kills more Americans every year more than any other infection diseases, with about 19,659 deaths reported in 2014 alone, mainly attributed to low levels of diagnosis and treatment as most patients do not even know they are suffering.

In addition, about 3.5 million Americans are currently living with the disease, with nearly half of them unaware since hepatitis C has no obvious symptoms.

The numbers of deaths and those living with the disease are much higher if the entire world population is taken into account.

The CDC therefore recommends a onetime testing for everyone born from 1945 to 1965, and regular testing for others at high risk.

Once diagnosed, however, patients can now take advantage of new and highly effective treatments that can cure most of the related infections within two to three months, thanks to Dr. Njoroge's discovery.

In a newly released Diaspora Maters video interview with Ajabu Media shot back in 2014, two years after the drug was introduced into the US market, Dr. Njoroge describes the ups and downs he and a team of other researchers he led went through until the hit the only 1 molecule out of 5,000 failed ones that led to the life saving discovery.

The interview if the first to come in the Diaspora Matters Live program slated to premier on Ajabu Africa News several years ago vovering a wide range of community issues affecting the African immigrant community in Boston and elsewhere in USA but put on hold due to unavoidable circumstances.

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AJABU AFRICAN NEWS