The report of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Liver Health on hepatitis C elimination is now available "here."
For more information on hepatitis C, including information about risk factors and how to get tested, please visit www.hepctrust.org.uk.
We Must Eliminate Hepatitis C - A Virus Affecting The Most Marginalised
Urte Macikene
Hepatitis C is not a visible virus. It disproportionately affects disadvantaged and marginalised communities, with almost half of people who attend hospital for hepatitis C coming from the poorest fifth of society. People living with hepatitis C often experience few obvious symptoms, and 40-50% of the estimated 160,000 with hepatitis C in England are unaware they are infected, though the virus can lead to fatal liver cirrhosis and cancer. Those most at risk of transmission from blood-to-blood contact are already from marginalised groups less likely to have a strong voice, including people who inject drugs, men who have sex with men, and migrant communities from endemic countries. When compared to HIV, also a blood-borne virus with similar transmission routes, awareness of hepatitis C is exponentially lower.
Today, a new report by a cross-party group of MPs and peers sets out the road to elimination in the exceptional context of this deadly virus now being fully curable with easily deliverable, highly cost-effective medicines....
Continue to article: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/we-must-not-waste-a-once-in-a-generation-opportunity_uk_5ab11cb8e4b0675a615b9d4b
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Report from the APPG on Liver Health urges national action to eliminate hepatitis C
England currently has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to eliminate a major public health threat if a national elimination strategy can be agreed, according to the report of an inquiry conducted by a cross-party group of MPs and peers out today.
Continue to article: http://www.hepctrust.org.uk./blog/mar-2018/report-appg-liver-health-urges-national-action-eliminate-hepatitis-c
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