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The online home of the hepatitis C professional community, bringing together health professionals from across the patient pathway. Visit our website: hepctrust.org.uk/hcps/hcv-action/

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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Thank you to everyone who attended last week's webinar "Sustaining Success: The future of HCV elimination in England". If you couldn't join us, view the webinar here: tinyurl.com/hcvsswebinar
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Sustaining Success: Principles to achieve and maintain hepatitis C elimination in England - The Hepatitis C Trust
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Want to stay up to date with the latest news about our work, upcoming events, and recent developments in hepatitis C in the UK? Sign up for our monthly newsletter here: eepurl.com/dpMmE5
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Our webinar - Sustaining Success: The future of hepatitis C elimination in England - is happening tomorrow and there's still time to register! Sign up here👉 shorturl.at/24EGW
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Sustaining Success: The future of hepatitis C elimination in England Join our webinar next week (26th November) to explore how we can prevent transmission and ensure early detection and accessible treatment and care. Register now 👉 t.co/ArGubMhz7P
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
England could soon become one of the first countries to eliminate hepatitis C as a public health concern – a huge health inequalities achievement that should be celebrated. Now we need to ensure we’re prepared to sustain the achievement for the long term.
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Sustaining Success: The future of hepatitis C elimination in England Explore how we can prevent transmission and ensure early detection and accessible treatment and care. A must for NHS, drug & alcohol and criminal justice colleagues. Register now 👉 shorturl.at/24EGW
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Last month, the National Needle Exchange Forum reconvened, with a focus on the need for standalone, specialist harm reduction services. For more on trauma-informed design, lived experience leadership and integrated care, read the summary here: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/harm-reducti...
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Harm reduction first - Drink and Drugs News
The NNEF reconvened after six years with an urgent mission to reach those outside treatment, as DDN reports. Photos by Ethan Moult.
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Frequent hepatitis C testing with treatment has a substantial impact on hepatitis C elimination outcomes, but this alone is not sufficient, US study finds. 🔎 Find out more: shorturl.at/a5igT
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Potential Impact of Frequent Testing for Hepatitis C Virus Among People Who Inject Drugs Toward Hepatitis C Elimination in the United States
Frequent hepatitis C virus testing will contribute to hepatitis C elimination among people who inject drugs but is unlikely to achieve elimination in the a
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
A date for the diary! 📅 On 11th September, NHS England and @hepctrust.bsky.social are hosting their fourth annual Emergency Department BBV Opt-out Testing 'Learn and Share’ event, with sponsorship from Gilead Sciences. Have you signed up yet? Secure your space now: shorturl.at/ae2u8
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ED Blood Borne Virus Opt Out Learn and Share Event 2025 | NHS England Events
NHS England, in partnership with The National Hepatitis C Trust and with sponsorship from Gilead, is proud to host the fourth annual Emergency Department (ED) Blood Borne Virus (BBV) Opt-out Testing L...
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
England is making good progress towards eliminating hepatitis C – but we’re not there yet, and once the goal is achieved, we will need a robust plan to maintain elimination status. To find out more, read our new report: shorturl.at/HDr9j
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Lancet Commission says three in five cases preventable with action on obesity, alcohol and viral hepatitis B and C www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Lifestyle changes and vaccination ‘could prevent most liver cancer cases’
Lancet Commission says three in five cases preventable with action on obesity, alcohol and hepatitis
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The Hepatitis C Trust @hepctrust.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
It's World Hepatitis Day! Join us in celebrating the success we’ve achieved so far in the fight to eliminate hepatitis C. www.hepctrust.org.uk/blog/2025/07...
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World Hepatitis Day 2025 - The Hepatitis C Trust
Today is World Hepatitis Day! Join us in celebrating the success we’ve achieved so far in the fight to eliminate hepatitis C. What is World Hepatitis Day? World Hepatitis Day takes place annually on 2...
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Hot off the press! Our latest HCV Action e-update has landed in inboxes this morning. Read more about @hepctrust.bsky.social plans for World Hepatitis Day, and our new report on achieving and maintaining hepatitis C elimination in England👇 shorturl.at/ww28k
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HCV Action e-update: World Hepatitis Day, launch of new report on achieving and maintaining hepatitis C elimination, and more
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The Hepatitis C Trust @hepctrust.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Today, we held an event in the House of Commons kindly hosted by Peter Dowd MP launching the @hcvaction.bsky.social report on sustaining the elimination of hepatitis C, attended by colleagues from NHS England and @who.int. More photos and a full write-up of the event to come shortly!
Mark Gillyon-Powell, Deputy Director - HCV Elimination and Health Inequalities for NHS England speaking to a crowdDr Meg Doherty, Director of Global HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections Programmes at the World Health Organisation speaking to a crowdRachel Halford, The Hepatitis Trust CEO, speaking to a crowdPeter Dowd MP and Dr Kosh Agarwal, Chair of The Hepatitis C Elimination Maintenance Strategy Group
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Did you catch the latest HCV Action e-update? Read more here about our new briefing on lessons from the ODN model of hepatitis C care delivery, and our parliamentary event happening this week!👇 shorturl.at/809hZ
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HCV Action e-update: lessons from the ODN model, Infected Blood Inquiry to publish new report and event in parliament
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
📣Calling all #hepatitisC professionals! Next month, we're hosting an event in Parliament with @hepctrust.bsky.social to celebrate the progress made in eliminating hepatitis C and ensure we sustain success. And we need your help! Ask your MP to attend?⬇️ shorturl.at/9VdNn
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Needle and Syringe Programmes are a vital public health intervention for reducing transmission of hepatitis C. New data on injecting equipment provision in Scotland found that approximately 2.3 million needles and syringes were distributed in 2023/24: shorturl.at/DhR0A
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Injecting equipment provision in Scotland - 2023 to 2024 - Injecting equipment provision in Scotland - Publications - Public Health Scotland
Information about the outlets, attendances and types of injecting equipment provided
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The Hepatitis C Trust @hepctrust.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Today, @NHSEngland has announced that all new patients registering at GP practices will be asked if they had a blood transfusion before 1996, as part of a drive to find undiagnosed patients affected by the infected blood scandal. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Hepatitis C test: GPs to help NHS find more infected blood victims
The NHS is trying to find many hundreds of people exposed to the virus via contaminated blood in the 1970s, 80s and 90s.
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Great to see this announced last week - new investment to roll-out opt-out testing for blood borne viruses - including hepatitis C - in A&Es in NHS Lothian and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Did you read our latest HCV Action e-update? Catch up on the re-opening of the Infected Blood Inquiry, the 'micro-elimination' of hepatitis C by drug and alcohol charity Forward Leeds, and a spotlight on @hepctrust.bsky.social South Asian Outreach Programme. Read more here👇 shorturl.at/cahCF
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HCV Action e-update: Hepatitis C 'micro-eliminated' in Leeds drug and alcohol service, Infected Blood Inquiry re-opens and more
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The Hepatitis C Trust @hepctrust.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
We'll provide a more detailed summary of proceedings after today's sessions. In the meantime, you can watch the hearings live on the Inquiry's YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjyD...
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Infected Blood Inquiry Live Stream
YouTube video by Infected Blood Inquiry
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Yesterday marked the re-opening of the Infected Blood Inquiry with day one of hearings about the timeliness and adequacy of the Government’s response to compensation. Our friends @hepctrust.bsky.social are sharing updates on the proceedings.
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Read our HCV Action e-update for March 2025: Hepatitis C 2024 report published, hepatitis drug resistance monitoring, Infected Blood Inquiry developments and more 👇 shorturl.at/y6dqm
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HCV Action E-Update march 2025 - The Hepatitis C Trust
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Cross-party MPs and MSPs have united to call for opt-out HIV and hepatitis testing in Scottish Emergency Departments. www.attitude.co.uk/news/uk/scot...
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Scottish party leaders call on government to introduce opt-out HIV testing in A&Es
Politicians say this approach to HIV testing is essential if the country is to meet its goal of no new cases by 2030
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
@ukhsa.bsky.social has published its latest data showing continued progress towards elimination of hepatitis C as a public health threat in England. Data shows a major drop in chronic HCV infections across England, with 56.7% reduction since 2015. bit.ly/3R6edLK
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Hepatitis C in England 2024
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
New guidance has been published by Public Health Scotland to support opt-out blood borne virus (BBV) testing in Scottish prisons: publichealthscotland.scot/publications...
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Overview - Guidance to support opt-out blood borne virus (BBV) testing in Scottish prisons - version 1.1 - Guidance to support opt-out blood borne virus (BBV) testing in Scottish prisons - Publication...
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
In response to a Written Question from @jamiegreeneuk.bsky.social, the Scottish Government has stated that there are no imminent plans to expand opt-out BBV testing in Emergency Departments in Scotland but it will continue to review the case for further roll-out. www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
A new US study involving statistical modelling finds that the expansion of supervised drug consumption sites results in reductions in the prevalence and incidence of both hepatitis C and HIV infections. www.recoveryanswers.org/research-pos...
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Can supervised consumption site expansion reduce HIV and hepatitis C infections?
In this geospatial modeling analysis done in Ohio, more than a third of opioid use disorder treatment need was outside a 15-minute drive time of an Opioid Treatment Program to access methadone trea…
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
On Wednesday, @CommonsScotAffs will be holding an evidence session with various stakeholders involved in Glasgow's Safer Drug Consumption Facility. Further info here: committees.parliament.uk/committee/13...
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Committee to investigate workings of Glasgow’s Safer Drug Consumption Facility - Committees - UK Parliament
The Scottish Affairs Committee will question representatives from Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and Glasgow City Council in the second session of its ...
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
📢You can read our February HCV Action e-update featuring the NHS expanding opt-out hep C testing, @thelancet.bsky.social study on progress towards HCV elimination, and @biomedcentral.bsky.social research investigating lifestyle changes that occur in HCV patients. Read it here: shorturl.at/RAOTu
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
A new @lancetgastrohep.bsky.social paper looks at hepatitis C among people who inject drugs (PWID). It notes that a substantial increase in HCV treatment and prevention is needed globally to achieve the WHO 2030 HCV elimination target for incidence among PWID. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Global, regional, and national estimates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection incidence among people who inject drugs and number of new annual HCV infections attributable to injecting drug use: a mult...
A substantial increase in HCV treatment and prevention is needed globally to achieve the WHO 2030 HCV elimination target for incidence among PWID.
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
@nhsengland.bsky.social have announced they will automatically test patients for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C, unless they opt out, at almost 90 A&E units across England, rolling out a £27m expansion of the scheme to 30 new hospitals. Read more below👇 bit.ly/3CVFtZU
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NHS England » NHS expands HIV opt-out testing to 30 more A&Es
Thousands more people across England are to benefit from routine HIV testing in A&Es this year, thanks to the extension of a major NHS public health initiative. Under a new expansion plan, 30 more A&E...
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
A @biomedcentral.bsky.social study underlines that @who.int have identified 38 priority countries for viral hepatitis that still need to take urgent action to achieve the 2030 target of elimination, identifying 3 key steps. Read them below 👇 bit.ly/3EtAAaZ
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Global progress, challenges and strategies in eliminating public threat of viral hepatitis - Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Background The problem caused by viral hepatitis is a major public health challenge faced in the past decade, and the global goal of eliminating viral hepatitis by 2030 is still far away. With the use...
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
The Government has announced a boost to Public health grant funding for local authorities, which includes drug services, increasing funding to £3.858 billion, an uplift of 5.4%. Read more 👇 www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Local public health services given £200 million boost
Local communities to receive funding for family and school nurses, sexual health clinics and other public health services.
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
A @biomedcentral.bsky.social study investigates lifestyle changes that occur in HCV patients following treatment, finding that successful HCV therapy was followed by increases in BMI and alcohol consumption. Read more 👇 bit.ly/4aK20p2
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Liver cancer risk and changes in lifestyle habits after successful hepatitis C virus therapy post-DAA HCV therapy: lifestyle changes and liver cancer risk - BMC Gastroenterology
Background The eradication of the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) reduce the risk of liver cancer (LC), but lifestyle changes after cure may counterbalance its benefit. Our study investigates lifestyle change...
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
This paper from Science Direct advocates for a broader approach in monitoring hep C elimination among PWID. It argues that by broadening the hep C elimination monitoring horizon, further basic human rights can be protected. Read more👇: bit.ly/4135MWn
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Monitoring hepatitis C elimination among people who inject drugs: A broader approach is required
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Collective Voice have written about their submission to the House of Commons Justice Committee’s inquiry on drug use in prisons, arguing that "there are still too many drug-related deaths in prison and not enough people accessing support." www.collectivevoice.org.uk/news/collect...
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Collective Voice responds to Justice Committee inquiry into drugs in prisons - Collective Voice
In 2021, Dame Carol Black wrote that provision for substance use treatment and recovery in the community ‘urgently needs repair’. The same description could perhaps be applied to the prison setting to...
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Louise @louisehansford.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Celebrating 1️⃣8️⃣ years of continuous employment 🎉 & 5 years with Hep C U Later & NHS APA I’m incredibly proud to be registered Public Health Practitioner, INHSU Board of Director, Trustee for Bristol Drugs Project & HCV Action and FabNHSStuff ambassadors #WeDoRecover #RecoveryPosse #HepCULater
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
📢You can read our January HCV Action e-update featuring the UK's first drug consumption facility, the latest UKHSA survey of HIV and viral hepatitis among PWID and Public Health Scotland's progress report on hep C elimination. Read it here: bit.ly/40HKpcT #HepCElimination #healthpolicy
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HCV Action E-Update January 2025 - The Hepatitis C Trust
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
New data from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities on alcohol and drug treatment in prisons and secure settings from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) shows an increase in treatment starts for opiates, crack or both. www.gov.uk/government/s...
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Alcohol and drug treatment in secure settings 2023 to 2024: report
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Since the UK's first legal Overdose Prevention Centre in Glasgow was opened on January 13th, it has been used 239 by 60 service users, predominantly men and for cocaine use. The service hopes to address rising drug deaths. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Cocaine is most used drug in Glasgow consumption room
New figures also show that the vast majority of people who have used The Thistle are men.
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The Hepatitis C Trust @hepctrust.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
👋 Hello Bluesky! Allow us to introduce ourselves! We’re on a mission to eliminate hepatitis C in the UK by 2030. 💪 We do this by championing the right of every person at risk of hep C in the UK to receive effective testing, treatment and care. Find out more: www.hepctrust.org.uk/about/what-w...
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What we do - The Hepatitis C Trust
We are the UK’s only dedicated hepatitis C charity. Our mission is to eliminate hepatitis C in the UK by 2030. Through our work, we aim to reach everybody living with or at risk of hepatitis C in the ...
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HCV Action @hcvaction.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
England is making good progress towards eliminating hepatitis C, but we need action now to ensure we are prepared to maintain elimination status. In 2024 we launched our Hepatitis C Elimination Maintenance Strategy Group and it will report early this year. www.hepctrust.org.uk/blog/2024/03...
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HCV Action launches group on maintaining hepatitis C elimination - The Hepatitis C Trust
HCV Action, the hepatitis C professional network coordinated by The Hepatitis C Trust, has today launched a new Hepatitis C Elimination Maintenance Strategy Group. The new Strategy Group has been crea...
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