HCV high-burden populations
8 articles
First Self-Test for Hepatitis C Virus
Whereas affordable HCV self-testing can improve HCV screening, the price and availability of virologic testing, required to confirm HCV diagnosis prior to treatment, remains a major obstacle to HCV elimination in LMICs and must be urgently addressed. More
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of US Emergency Department-Based Hepatitis C Screening and Linkage-To-Care Program
A study examined the long-term cost-effectiveness of routine HCV screening and linkage-to-care for high-risk patients in the US emergency department from the payer’s perspective. More
Hepatitis C Epidemic Among Rohingya Refugees in Cox’s Bazar: A Public Health Emergency
International health organisations are struggling to respond to an alarming epidemic of hepatitis C in Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. More