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Satellite Channel 3
Non-Commercial Satellite
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Satellite Channel 3
Date
Sat, Jul 4, 2020
Time
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Session Description
The opportunities for elimination of hepatitis C virus (HCV) have been transformed by advances in diagnosis and treatment including price reductions. However, achieving the 2030 coverage targets of 90% diagnosis and 80% treatment of those infected seems remote. In 2017, only 20% of people with HCV were tested and ~25% of those diagnosed were treated. As for HIV, there is a need for continued simplification of care pathway to promote access to HCV services. This session will highlight key results from a three year Unitaid-funded project in four countries with policy implications and lessons learned. The interventions assessed include decentralized HCV testing, care and treatment in primary care, at antiretroviral therapy (ART) and harm-reduction sites (HRS); use of point-of-care HCV viral load at HRS for people who inject drugs (PWID) and ART clinics for people living with HIV (PLHIV); and first results on use of HCV self-testing in three countries.
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Opening remarks and welcome
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Decentralizing HCV testing to harm reduction sites; HEAD-Start Georgia
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Key findings from use of PoC HCV viral load in promoting access among PWID in Myanmar
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Increasing access to HCV testing for people living with HIV through simplification of diagnostics in Punjab, India
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Overview of approaches to simplified HCV care through decentralizing diagnosis; HEAD-Start project
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Q&A moderated by Unitaid
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