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Find the Missing Millions
No one should have to live with viral hepatitis without knowing. Yet, globally more than 290 million men, women and children do. Unless there is a massive scale-up in screening, diagnosis and linkage to care, more people will become infected and lives will continue to be lost.
Governor Announces Nation’s First State-Level Hepatitis C Elimination Strategy to Increase Access to Medication, Expand Comprehensive Programs and Enhance Treatment Services
To increase access to Hepatitis C (HCV) medications, the Governor is also proposing to increase funding for HCV prevention, testing and treatment programs, such as education, patient navigation, and HCV prevention programs in primary care and other settings. ...
Young Chicago Authors collaborates with Caring Ambassadors!
In the fight against hepatitis C, young voices have been noticeably absent. In the fall of 2017, the Caring Ambassadors Program and some poets from Young Chicago Authors set out to change that. Click here to see their completed projects!
PREVENTING THE INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONSEQUENCES OF THE OPIOIDS CRISIS
The United States is experiencing an epidemic of viral hepatitis and HIV outbreaks across the nation, fueled by the opioid crisis. The 2015 HIV and hepatitis C outbreak in Indiana is powerful evidence that persons who inject drugs (PWID) are at high risk for both HIV...
HHS announces the launch of the Partner Planning Guide (Guide) for the National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan 2017-2020 (Action Plan).
The National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan 2017-2020 (Action Plan) is a new phase in the fight against viral hepatitis in the United States. The updated plan outlines four major goals, strategies to achieve those goals, and indicators to help track progress between now...
#StigmaStops
Stigma stops the majority of people living with viral hepatitis enjoying the quality of life they deserve. Read more here
Viral Hepatitis Updates from the HHS Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy
New research from the CDC suggests that the recent steep increase in cases of acute hepatitis C virus infection is associated with increases in opioid injection. Read more here
America Is Falling Behind in Hepatitis Elimination Efforts
More than 60 organizations, including NVHR, signed onto a letter urging the Trump administration to invest in the Department of Health & Human Services Viral Hepatitis Action Plan and to commit in words and action to the elimination of HBV and HCV in the United...
Expanded HCV Coverage in OR!
If you have been denied the CURE by the state of Oregon call your doctor and schedule an appointment today! January 1st 2018 was the first day of Oregon Health Plan expanded coverage of hepatitis C treatment. As of now, people with a fibrosis score 2 (F2), and...
Progress Toward Viral Hepatitis Elimination in the United States