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Barriers to HCV treatment access from the drug user's point of view: stigma, complex lives and damaged veins

Despite access to hepatitis C treatment, many people who inject drugs still perceive numerous barriers to starting treatment, including the attitudes of healthcare workers, the

Published
24 January 2019
By
Keith Alcorn
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
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Egypttoday
Hepatitis C symptoms and diagnosis
Co-infection with HIV and HCV does not increase the risk of end-stage liver disease or liver cancer

People with HIV and hepatitis C are no longer at higher risk of end-stage liver disease than people with hepatitis C alone, and the trend is probably

Published
14 January 2019
By
Keith Alcorn
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
Hepatitis C treatment
Moving on with my life: Getting cured of hepatitis C

Interviews with people who have had successful treatment for hepatitis C & what it means for them. Made for the annual conference of the London Joint Working Group on Substance Use & Hepatitis C, Held at The Guildhall London on 3 December 2018.

Published
07 December 2018
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YouTube
Hepatitis C treatment
Australian experience shows high DAA uptake and rapid fall in rates of HCV viraemia among people who inject drugs

Providing hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapy with direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) to people who inject drugs can achieve rapid reductions in community prevalence of viraemia, according

Published
28 November 2018
By
Michael Carter
Hepatitis C treatment
Eliminating Hepatitis: A unique opportunity that shouldn't be missed

Micro-elimination seeks to eliminate HCV in particular target populations, permitting rapid, focused action. It can also address inequities in service delivery by concentrating health system attention on stigmatised groups. Initiatives aimed at specific risk groups, such as men who have sex with men, migrants and drug users, already exist for HIV in so-called ‘Fast-Track’ cities, such as Amsterdam and Madrid and need to be adapted to include hepatitis.

Published
22 November 2018
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The Parliament Magazine
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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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