Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Only 3% of hepatitis C patients in England receive treatment

A new report, published by The Hepatitis C Trust, has found that hepatitis C is grossly under-prioritised in England. Despite it being curable, only 3% of people receive treatment each year.1 The report highlights that the virus affects the poorest in society who account for almost half of all hepatitis C hospital admissions.2 In addition, deaths and hospital admissions for hepatitis C-related end stage liver disease and liver cancer have nearly quadrupled in the last 15 years...

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