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Educational materials that cover the basics of hepatitis C, prevention, testing, treatment, and care to use in trainings and advocacy discussions.

Moldova’s Progressive Prison Reforms Cut HIV Transmission to Zero

Unlike many European countries that have abandoned needle and syringe exchange programs for inmates, Moldova has continued to press ahead with innovative prison reforms aimed at reducing the spread of diseases like HIV and hepatitis B and C. More

5 November 2024Learn Prevention

European Harm Reduction Services Adapt and Advance Amid COVID-19 Challenges

A study details the significant transformations in harm reduction services across Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic. More

17 October 2024Learn Prevention

Feasibility of Hepatitis C Elimination by Screening and Treatment Alone in High-Income Countries

A study develops an agent-based model to characterize the HCV epidemic in Canada, a resource-rich country with ongoing immigration from HCV-endemic regions, relying exclusively on risk-based screening for case identification. More

16 October 2024Learn Care

Prevention

Educational materials that cover preventative measures and harm reduction strategies to prevent the transmission of hepatitis C.

Prevalence of HCV Infection Among People Experiencing Homelessness in Madrid, Spain

A study assessed risk factors, prevalence, and trends of active HCV infection among people experiencing homelessness in Madrid, Spain (2019-2023). More

7 November 2024Learn Prevention

Trends in Viral Infections in Quebec Among People Who Inject Drugs

Researchers in Quebec have been surveying nearly 16,000 people who inject drugs; Between 1995 and 2020 they found decreases in HIV infections and sharing of drug equipment; However, rates of exposure to hepatitis C virus did not decrease as much. More

6 November 2024Learn Prevention

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Diagnostics

Educational materials that cover basics of hepatitis C testing and barriers to getting diagnosed.

New Research Supports Universal HCV Screening Over Risk-Based Testing

The study found 1.4 million people aged 12-59 with current HCV infection, including over 500,000 without injection drug use history. More

6 November 2024Learn Diagnostics

Point-of-Care HCV RNA Test Could Expedite Diagnosis, Treatment in High-Risk Settings

Findings support the feasibility and clinical performance of Xpert HCV, the first FDA-approved point-of-care test for diagnosing HCV, in a nonclinical justice setting. More

16 October 2024Learn Diagnostics

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Treatment

Treatment literacy materials that cover the basics of hepatitis C treatment, research on efficacy in different key populations, and global treatment uptake.

Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Identification and Retrieval of HCV Patients Lost to Follow-up in Spain

A study identified and relinked to care HCV patients previously lost to medical follow-up in Spain using an artificial intelligence-assisted system. More

13 August 2024Learn Treatment

Staff-Facilitated Telemedicine Care Delivery for Treatment of Hepatitis C among People Who Inject Drugs

A study measures the acceptability, feasibility, and safety of an urban point-of-diagnosis HCV treatment initiation approach delivered in a non-clinical community setting, through a novel staff-facilitated telemedicine model. More

11 August 2024Learn Treatment

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