Breaking Down the Silos: Integrating Hepatitis C ’Test and Treat’ Services into ART Clinics is Possible
Integrating hepatitis C screening, diagnostics, and treatment into antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinics in Nigeria and Vietnam led to a 98% and 99% hepatitis treatment completion rate for those who initiated treatment in the two countries, the recent 12th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2023) heard.
The successes of these interventions demonstrate that integration is critical to achieving hepatitis C virus elimination in people living with HIV.