Aidsmap25 April 2023 — In 2018, the British HIV Association (BHIVA) announced an ambitious target: to clear chronic hepatitis C infection from people co-infected with HIV by April 2021.
The target hasn’t yet been reached, BHIVA’s Spring conference in Gateshead heard yesterday. But, despite interruptions in testing during the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of people in England with HIV who also have hepatitis C virus (HCV) has reduced by 79%. This means that in the HIV/HCV co-infected population at least, NHS England has already surpassed the global goal set by WHO of a 72% reduction in chronic infections (90% diagnosed, 80% treated) by 2030.
Read the full story at Aidsmap.
Source : Aidsmap
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