Hepatitis C could be eliminated in Canada, but drug prices, screening barriers stand in the way
By Nicole Ireland, CBC News Posted: Nov 03, 2017 1:42 AM ET
By Nicole Ireland, CBC News Posted: Nov 03, 2017 1:42 AM ET
In a presentation to the World Hepatitis Summit in Sao Paulo on Thursday, Hill said 90 per cent of hepatitis C patients can now be cured in 12 weeks, at a cost of about $50 US per patient...
For Feld, the larger barrier to curing the estimated 250,000 people infected with the virus in this country is the absence of a "targeted, well-structured national plan" to actually reach those patients...
For Feld, the larger barrier to curing the estimated 250,000 people infected with the virus in this country is the absence of a "targeted, well-structured national plan" to actually reach those patients...
Feld advocates broadening screening in Canada to everyone born between 1945 and 1975 — a practice recommended by the Canadian Liver Foundation but rejected by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care....
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Read more... http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/hepatitis-c-can-be-cured-in-canada-1.4385172?cmp=rss
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