In November, representatives from international liver associations called for hepatitis C testing and treatment to be simplified globally. Spearheaded by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), the Latin American Association for the Study of the Liver (ALEH) and the Asian Pacific…
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News: Class-action lawsuit filed in Nevada alleging hepatitis C care inaccessible to people in prison
In the United States, a federal class-action lawsuit was filed last month alleging that people incarcerated in Department of Corrections facilities in the state of Nevada do not have adequate access to direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), the standard of care for the treatment and cure of chronic hepatitis C. According to an article in the Las…
Microelimination.org: resources for individuals and organizations interested in hepatitis C microelimination 