The World Health Organisation (WHO) published this policy brief in April 2019 to set out the current landscape of country hepatitis policies for harm reduction and hepatitis C testing and treatment for people who inject drugs and people in prisons.
It aims to capture how governments are translating the WHO Global health sector strategy on viral hepatitis 2016-2021, which the UK Government has signed up to, in national plans. It also provides a summary of the enablers and barriers to hepatitis C testing and treatment in these populations.
Addressing liver disease in the UK: a blueprint for attaining excellence in health care and reducing premature mortality from lifestyle issues of excess consumption of alcohol, obesity, and viral hepatitis
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This report, published by the Lancet Commission on Liver Disease, addresses the liver disease crisis in the UK. The report contains ten recommendations for improving liver care and reducing premature mortality rates caused by liver disease. These recommendations include the eradication of chronic hepatitis C infections in the UK by 2030, and increasing the provision of medical and nursing training in hepatology.
