Sir: Hepatitis B has turned into a silent killer worldwide. According to an estimate, one million people die each year from hepatitis B and its complications including liver cancer. In Pakistan, hepatitis B is reported to affect over six million people. Approximately 100,000 new people are infected with hepatitis B each year. Thousands of Pakistanis die each year from hepatitis B and its complications prematurely. It is mainly caused by used syringes from different patients at public places. It is high time that the government took action to get rid of hepatitis B from Pakistan. AQIL BABA Kech