Self-testing

WHO has prequalified the first HCV self-test which can provide a critical support in expanding access to testing and diagnosis, accelerating global efforts to eliminate hepatitis C. More

Community-based HCV self-testing could broaden access to testing by reaching previously untested people, could boost new HCV diagnoses and expand linkage to HCV care. More

A study assessed the usability and acceptability of HCV antibody self-testing in a high HCV prevalence informal settlement in Karachi, Pakistan. More

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