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- Title
Hepatitis C virus elimination: time for disruptive innovation.
- Authors
Klein, Marina B
- Abstract
Keywords: hepatitis C virus; elimination; innovation; direct acting antivirals; screening; prevention; people who inject drugs As we take stock this World Hepatitis day, a mere 11 years from the World Health Organization's (WHO) 2030 target date for global Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) elimination (a 90% reduction in new diagnoses and 65% reduction in mortality[1]), there is still a very long way to go. High-income countries need to capitalize on this to a lower drug and diagnostic costs for diseases with major public health impact - not just for HCV. Declining Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) incidence in Dutch human immunodeficiency virus-positive men who have sex with men after unrestricted access to HCV therapy.
- Subjects
HEPATITIS C virus; DISRUPTIVE innovations; MEDICAL care; DRUG prices; CHRONIC hepatitis C
- Publication
Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2019, Vol 22, Issue 7, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1758-2652
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jia2.25360