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Hepatitis C Treatment Market to Exceed US$ 71.13 Bn by the end of 2024

The global hepatitis C treatment market was valued at US$ 23.9 Bn in 2015 and is estimated to be valued at US$ 26.6 Bn by 2016. The market is expected to reach a valuation of US$ 71.13 Bn by the end of 2024, reflecting a cumulative annual growth rate of 13.1% over the forecast period.

Published
04 March 2019
From
Honest Businessman
Finance and funding
A new way to pay for innovative drugs, provide universal access and not break the bank

Louisiana, which has a severe hepatitis C problem, is on the cusp of proving to other states that drug companies can make the money they need, while every Medicaid recipient who needs a cure gets one. The state is now on a path to secure immediate treatment for all infected prisoners and people on Medicaid by buying a license from a drug company. It is a concept that can be applied to other ground breaking remedies.

Published
28 February 2019
From
The Conversation
Elimination of hepatitis C
India: National action plan for free treatment of hepatitis patients launched

National action plan for free treatment of hepatitis patients launched  The HinduEnvisages model treatment centres in all States in the first year.

Published
27 February 2019
From
The Hindu
Organ transplants
Penn team eradicates Hepatitis C in patients after heart transplants from infected donors

Nine patients at Penn Medicine have been cured of the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) following lifesaving heart transplants from deceased donors who were infected with the disease, according to a study published in the American Journal of Transplantation.

Published
26 February 2019
From
Eurekalert Medicine & Health
Hepatitis C treatment
Hepatitis C Fight Hinges on Prisons

Lawsuits across the country are seeking better but more expensive care for inmates with the infectious disease, who can spread it upon their release.

Published
05 February 2019
From
U.S. News & World Report
Elimination of hepatitis C
Egypt proposes plan to treat African Hepatitis C patients

Minister of Health Hala Zayed unveiled an Egyptian initiative to treat African people from Hepatitis C, starting with the Nile Basin countries who have an estimated 3.7 million hepatitis C patients, representing 30 percent of the total number of infected people in Africa.

Published
16 January 2019
From
Egypttoday
Hepatitis C treatment
Pakistan has 5 million hepatitis patients

There are currently five million hepatitis patients in Pakistan and the country is listed as the most affected country after Egypt in the world.

Published
03 January 2019
From
The Nation
Hepatitis C treatment
New strains of hepatitis C found in Africa

The largest population study of hepatitis C in Africa has found three new strains of the virus circulating in the general population in sub-Saharan Africa. The discovery suggests certain antiviral drugs used in the West may be less effective against these strains, and local clinical trials of patients are urgently needed. Published in Hepatology, the study could inform hepatitis C vaccine development and assist the World Health Organisation's aim of eliminating hepatitis C globally.

Published
17 December 2018
From
Eurekalert Inf Dis
Hepatitis C treatment
New treatment could see NZ eradicate Hepatitis C in next 20 years

It's hoped a new treatment for Hepatitis C will put New Zealand on track to eradicate the virus within 20 years. Pharmac has announced funding for a medication that can cure all types of it.

Published
17 December 2018
From
Newshub
Hepatitis C treatment
Rwanda launches 5-year campaign to eradicate hepatitis C

Rwanda on Tuesday launched a five-year plan to detect and treat hepatitis C virus as part of a campaign that aims at eliminating hepatitis C in the country.

Published
12 December 2018
From
Xinhua
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Community Consensus Statement on Access to HIV Treatment and its Use for Prevention

Together, we can make it happen

We can end HIV soon if people have equal access to HIV drugs as treatment and as PrEP, and have free choice over whether to take them.

Launched today, the Community Consensus Statement is a basic set of principles aimed at making sure that happens.

The Community Consensus Statement is a joint initiative of AVAC, EATG, MSMGF, GNP+, HIV i-Base, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, ITPC and NAM/aidsmap
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