Dillon JF

July 9, 2018
The Micro-Elimination Approach to Eliminating Hepatitis C: Strategic and Operational Considerations
Summary The introduction of efficacious new hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatments galvanized the World Health Organization to define ambitious targets for eliminating HCV as a public health threat by 2030. Formidable obstacles to reaching this goal can best be overcome through a micro-elimination approach, which entails pursuing elimination goals in discrete populations through multi-stakeholder initiatives […]

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June 30, 2016
Urgent action to fight hepatitis C in people who inject drugs in Europe
Summary Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a leading cause of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer, is curable in most people. Injecting drug use currently accounts for 80 % of new HCV infections with a known transmission route in the European Union (EU). HCV has generally received little attention from the public or policymakers in […]

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