The 2022 Hepatitis C in England report from the UK Health Security Agency reports that deaths from hepatitis C fell by 35% between 2015 and 2020. The data shows the estimated prevalence of chronic hepatitis C in England has continued to decline to around 81,000 in 2020 (compared to 129,000 in 2015) – a 37% fall in the general population. Provisional data suggests that there has been a 40% decline in people who inject drugs.
Maslaha film: understanding hepatitis B and hepatitis C (in Urdu)
This film features Imam Yunus Dudhwala (Head of Chaplaincy at Barts Health NHS Trust), Shabana Begum (South Asian Officer at The Hepatitis C Trust) and Dr Arpana Patel (GP). It explains why it's so important for the British Pakistani community to understand, prevent and get tested for hepatitis B & C.
In Urdu with English subtitles.
