In 2022, an estimated 11·7 million people were affected by chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), accounting for 23% of the global burden.1 This ...

A study just published on Eurosurveillance has found evidence of substantial lifetime exposure to hepatitis B and C viruses ...

A study published in Eurosurveillance has found evidence of substantial lifetime exposure to hepatitis B and C viruses in Ukraine in a 2021 nationwide, representative sample of the population, with ...

Festival goers in Finland have been treated to a line-up of rap artists - including Indigenous artists performing in their native language, Sámi. The festival is organised by rapper, Yungmiqu who ...

As the opioid epidemic has worsened in the United States, prevalence of hepatitis C has also increased. Hepatitis C is a bloodborne virus that damages the liver. It is mainly spread through ...

Needle syringe programmes and opioid substitution therapy for preventing hepatitis C transmission in people who inject drugs Needle syringe programmes (NSP) and opioid substitution therapy (OST) are ...

Hawai‘i Island Community Health Center has even presented its model at national conferences with hepatitis experts, including the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hepatitis C virus.

Recently, a new class of drugs have emerged for hepatitis C infection, the direct acting antivirals, which in combination with standard therapy or alone can lead to sustained virological response in ...