CAIRO: Argentinian football star Lionel Messi was in Egypt Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) as the face of an initiative to promote the North African country as a medical tourism destination for hepatitis C patients.

A blood-borne viral disease, hepatitis C is highly prevalent in Egypt.

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