Diagnostics
Educational materials that cover basics of hepatitis C testing and barriers to getting diagnosed.
Materials in this section
Recommendations and Guidance on Hepatitis C Virus Self-Testing
The World Health Organization released its first guidelines on HCV self-testing strongly recommending offering self-testing as an additional approach to HCV testing services. More
Who Has Access to Hepatitis C Testing? Liberate Our Diagnostics!
Issue brief
An issue brief, developed by Treatment Action Group and Médecins du Monde based on crowdsourced hepatitis C data, provides supplemental evidence on HCV diagnostics availability and pricing. More
Accelerating Access to Hepatitis C Diagnostics and Treatment
The World Health Organization released a new global progress report providing new baseline data on the work that remains for accessing to HCV medicines and diagnostics. More
Video Explaining Testing for Hepatitis C
А short 2-minute animated video explaining the different tests for hepatitis C and the meaning of the different test results. More
Activist Guide to Hepatitis C Virus Diagnostics
A new Activist Guide, developed by TAG, provides a deeper focus on diagnosis with updated information about the steps and different technologies involved in diagnosing a person with HCV. More
First-ever WHO List of Essential Diagnostic Tests to Improve Diagnosis and Treatment Outcomes
SAGE IVD launched its first edition of essential diagnostic tests, a catalogue of the tests needed to diagnose the most common conditions as well as a number of global priority diseases. More
HCV Test Counselling
4 pedagogical videos on HCV test counselling for people who use drugs in the context of limited access to PCR/viral load test. More