Recommendations and Guidance on Hepatitis C Virus Self-Testing

The World Health Organization released its first guidelines on HCV self-testing strongly recommending offering self-testing as an additional approach to HCV testing services. More
Global Guidance for Country Validation of Viral Hepatitis B and C Elimination

The World Health Organization released first-ever global guidance for country validation of viral hepatitis B and C elimination, providing a framework for countries to measure their efforts in reaching high coverage of program interventions to ultimately confirm attainment of elimination. More
Video Explaining Testing for Hepatitis C

А short 2 minute animated video, developed by the Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM), and the Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales (UNSW), explains the different tests for hepatitis C and the meaning of the different test results. More
Have a Heart, Save My Liver! Where are my diagnostics?

Of the 71 million people living with chronic hepatitis C, only ≈20% are aware of their status and less than 5% of people living in LMICs have been diagnosed. We need simpler & cheaper tests to scale up diagnosis! More
Hepatitis C Cure, Sofosbuvir, Turns 5 Years Old: The Vast Majority of People Still Nave Not Been Treated

Advocates scandalized that Gilead’s hepatitis C profits have raked in US$25.8 billion, which could have treated everyone while still earning US$16 billion in profits. More

Recent publications

First Hepatitis C Treatment Developed Through South-South Cooperation Registered in Malaysia

New treatment combination for hepatitis C virus is an additional affordable option for millions still waiting for access to lifesaving treatments in middle-income countries. More
21 June 2021
Russia Stuns UN High-Level Meeting on AIDS by Refusing to Support Consensus Declaration

Russia stunned the UN High-Level Meeting on AIDS when it proposed a series of last-minute oral amendments to the meeting’s final political declaration – removing references to “rights”; the decriminalization of sex work; and harm reduction in the context of the battle against HIV/AIDS. More
21 June 2021
Advocates Demand Continuous Catalytic Investment Towards Viral Hepatitis Elimination

An open letter sent on behalf of 130 hepatitis and harm reduction advocates to the board and leadership of global funder, Unitaid, demands continuous investment towards HBV and HCV elimination, and to address the needs of 354 million people living with viral hepatitis worldwide. More
16 June 2021
Advocates Demand Migrants’ Inclusion in EU and UK COVID-19 Vaccine Plans

Global advocates sent open letters to the UK and EU heads of state, and European Commission leadership urging for immediate provision of COVID-19 vaccines to all people who are migrants, refugees, displaced or non-national people residing in the UK and EU. More
6 May 2021
Harnessing the COVID-19 Response Towards Hepatitis C Elimination

On February 3, 2021, Treatment Action Group, Médecins du Monde, hepCoalition, and the UNITE network convened a virtual policy dialogue among parliamentarians, global civil society organizations, and community leaders to share how COVID-19 has impacted global hepatitis C virus elimination efforts. The virtual policy dialogue offered an opportunity to reflect on the latest scientific progress and policy innovations from the International AIDS Society COVID-19 Prevention Conference. More
1 February 2021