Lessons Learned From Global Hepatitis C Elimination Programs

• Published in: The Journal of infectious diseases Vol. 229; no. Supplement_3; pp. S334 - S341
• Main Authors: Handanagic, Senad, Shadaker, Shaun, Drobeniuc, Jan, Tsereteli, Maia, Alkhazashvili, Maia, Adesigbin, Clement, Adamu, Ibrahim, Adabe, Ruth, Agwuocha, Chukwuemeka, Adisa, Olayinka, Azania, Amy, Boeke, Caroline E, Ngwije, Alida, Serumondo, Janvier, Armstrong, Paige A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Oxford University Press 08.05.2024
• Subjects: Disease Eradication - methods; Disease Eradication - organization & administration; Georgia (Republic) - epidemiology; Georgia - epidemiology; Global Health; Hepacivirus - genetics; Hepacivirus - isolation & purification; Hepatitis C - diagnosis; Hepatitis C - drug therapy; Hepatitis C - epidemiology; Hepatitis C - prevention & control; Humans; Mass Screening - methods; Nigeria - epidemiology; RNA, Viral; Rwanda - epidemiology; Supplement; World Health Organization; Georgia; Georgia (Republic); Nigeria; Rwanda; Georgia; Nigeria; viral hepatitis elimination; hepatitis C; Rwanda

In 2016, the World Health Organization introduced global targets for the care and management of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection to eliminate hepatitis C as a public health threat by 2030. Despite significant improvements in testing and treatment, in 2020 only 23% of all persons infected with HCV g...