Accelerating the elimination of viral hepatitis: a Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Commission

GS Cooke, I Andrieux-Meyer, TL Applegate… - The lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Viral hepatitis is a major public health threat and a leading cause of death worldwide.
Annual mortality from viral hepatitis is similar to that of other major infectious diseases such …

Progress towards elimination of viral hepatitis: a Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Commission update

GS Cooke, B Flower, E Cunningham… - The Lancet …, 2024 - thelancet.com
The top 20 highest burdened countries (in disability-adjusted life years) account for more
than 75% of the global burden of viral hepatitis. An effective response in these 20 countries …

[HTML][HTML] Insights from a national survey in 2021 and from modelling on progress towards hepatitis C virus elimination in the country of Georgia since 2015

JG Walker, I Tskhomelidze, S Shadaker… - …, 2023 - eurosurveillance.org
Background Between May 2015 and February 2022, 77,168 hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected
people in Georgia have been treated through an HCV elimination programme. To project the …

Evaluation of simplified HCV diagnostics in HIV/HCV co-infected patients in Myanmar

PP Nyein, S Tillakeratne, S Phyu, MM Yee, MM Lwin… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
To evaluate a decentralised testing model and simplified treatment protocol of hepatitis C
virus (HCV) infection to facilitate treatment scale-up in Myanmar, this prospective …

Patients' access to and acceptance of community-based Hepatitis C testing and treatment in Myanmar: a mixed-method study

WL Yee, A Bowring, B Draper, D O'Keefe… - PLOS Global Public …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Hepatitis C (HCV) infection elimination in low-and middle-income countries requires
decentralised HCV services to increase testing and linkage to care. The CT2 Study …

Feasibility of decentralised, task-shifted hepatitis C testing and treatment services in urban Myanmar: implications for scale-up

BL Draper, WL Yee, S Shilton, A Bowring, H Htay… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To assess the feasibility considerations for a decentralised, one-stop-shop model
of care implemented in Yangon, Myanmar. Setting Two primary care level clinics in urban …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer incidence and mortality in Central Myanmar: report of Nay Pyi Taw population-based cancer registry

KM Shwe, SM Win, AN Thant, AMS Htay… - Asian Pacific Journal …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Cancer is a major public health problem in Myanmar, and cancer registration
activities are currently underway through both hospital-based and population-based …

Effects and Costs of Hepatitis C Virus Elimination for the Whole Population in China: A Modelling Study

M Wu, J Ma, S Li, S Qin, C Tan, O Xie, A Li, AG Lim… - …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background and Objective China has the highest number of hepatitis C virus (HCV)
infections in the world. However, it is unclear what levels of screening and treatment are …

Comparison of effectiveness and cost of different HCV testing strategies in high‐risk populations in China

B Chen, B Xu, H Cui, Z Ma, W Guo… - Journal of Medical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
High‐risk populations are the predominant populations affected by hepatitis C virus (HCV)
infection, and there is an urgent need for efficient and cost‐effective HCV testing strategies …

Cost‐effectiveness of a decentralized, community‐based “one‐stop‐shop” hepatitis C testing and treatment program in Yangon, Myanmar

TM Win, BL Draper, A Palmer, H Htay, YY Sein… - JGH …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aim The availability of direct‐acting antiviral (DAA) treatment and
point‐of‐care diagnostic testing has made hepatitis C (HCV) elimination possible even in …