HCV elimination in Hong Kong - Non-government organisation (NGO) activities.

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Abstract

World Health Organization (WHO) calls for global hepatitis strategy to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030. Yet many high-income countries were unable to achieve HCV elimination by 2030. Apart from the tremendous efforts and resources from the governments, many non-government organizations (NGOs) have been working very hard to contribute to HCV elimination. In Hong Kong, the Center for Liver Health of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has been working very closely with various NGOs to educate and screen subjects who previously use intravenous drugs. In this review article, we discussed in details the New Life New Liver Program, and the barriers to HCV elimination, with special highlight the role of NGOs in overcoming the barriers.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Glob Health Med

Title: Global health & medicine

Publisher: National Center for Global Health and Medicine (JST)

ISSN (Electronic): 2434-9194

ISSN (Print): 2434-9186

Publication date (Electronic): Oct 31 2021

Volume: 3

Issue: 5

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.

[2 ] Medical Data Analytics Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.

[3 ] Institute of Digestive Disease, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.

Article

DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2021.01049

PMC ID: 8562100

PubMed ID: 34782870

SO-VID: 693a8c5b-963a-45b6-8f01-1dcae824b877

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Keywords: IVDU,treatment uptake,hepatitis elimination,DAA

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Keywords: IVDU, treatment uptake, hepatitis elimination, DAA

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