Hepatitis Elimination
HCV elimination efforts in Georgia lower infections by 61%, may advance reaching 2030 goal
A hepatitis C elimination program in Georgia reduced the estimated annual incidence of new infections by 61% since its launch in April 2015, which may accelerate efforts to reach the global 2030 elimination goal.
VIDEO: Elimination of HCV must occur on micro, macro levels
BOSTON — Tatyana Kushner, MD, MSCE, spoke with Healio about rapid testing options for hepatitis C virus to improve the cascade of care.
VIDEO: National elimination plan heightens focus on HCV at The Liver Meeting
BOSTON — In this video, Tatyana Kushner, MD, MSCE, discusses the “significant focus” at The Liver Meeting on the elimination of hepatitis C virus.
VIDEO: National commitment critical to HCV elimination efforts
BOSTON — In this video, John W. Ward, MD, discusses strategies to drive the elimination of hepatitis C virus, including commitment on a national scale.
VIDEO: HCV elimination efforts must focus on health disparities
BOSTON — In this video, John W. Ward, MD, spoke with Healio about two presentations from The Liver Meeting that highlighted ways to overcome health disparities among patients with hepatitis C virus infection.
HCV elimination represents ‘win-win-win’ for patients, public health, cost savings
Every year nearly 3 million patients are diagnosed with hepatitis B and C infections, ultimately leading to 1.1 million deaths worldwide, WHO reported.
Controlling HCV: ‘The time for political action is here’
In 2015, WHO initiated a campaign to eliminate hepatitis B and C worldwide.