NHS set to eliminate Hepatitis C ahead of rest of the world The NHS is on track to eliminate Hepatitis C by 2025 thanks to a pioneering drug deal and a concerted effort to find people at risk, which is helping dramatically cut deaths five years ahead of global targets.
Following a five-year contract worth almost £1bn to buy antiviral drugs for thousands of patients, deaths from Hepatitis C – including liver disease and cancer – have fallen by 35%. That improvement in outcomes means the NHS has exceed the World Health Organisation’s target of 10% by more than three-fold, putting England in pole position to be among the first countries in the world to eliminate the virus as a public health concern. NHS England
See also:
- England set to be first country in the world to wipe out Hepatitis C virus The Daily Mail
- NHS on track to eliminate hepatitis C five years ahead of global targets The Guardian
- NHS on course to eliminate hepatitis C five years ahead of global targets The Independent
- 'Landmark achievement' as Hepatitis C on course to disappear from England by 2025, NHS England says Sky News
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