This Public Health England report covers the findings of analyses of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic response on sexually transmitted infection (STI), HIV and viral hepatitis service provision and epidemiology. Despite a resurgence in hepatitis C testing and treatment initiations from June 2020, testing and treatment initiations in the summer of 2020 were considerably lower than in corresponding months in 2019. The report notes that "HCV testing through traditional venues may not have reached those in greatest need", describing this is "of particular concern".
Northern Ireland Hepatitis C Elimination Plan
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This Northern Ireland Department of Health and Public Health Agency action plan sets out the approach to eliminating hepatitis C in Northern Ireland by 2025, five years ahead of the World Health Organization 2030 target.
