Recommendations and guidance on hepatitis C virus self-testing
WHO has set a global goal to eliminate HCV as a public health problem by 2030. WHO estimates that 58 million people had chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection globally in 2019, and less than a quarter of them were diagnosed. New and innovative approaches are needed to accelerate progress toward t...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Geneva, Switzerland
World Health Organization
July 2021, 2021
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| Collection: | National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | WHO has set a global goal to eliminate HCV as a public health problem by 2030. WHO estimates that 58 million people had chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection globally in 2019, and less than a quarter of them were diagnosed. New and innovative approaches are needed to accelerate progress toward the HCV elimination targets. Self-testing is one such approach. These guidelines provide a new recommendation and guidance on HCV self-testing to complement existing HCV testing services in countries. These guidelines also highlight operational considerations to support strategic implementation and scale up of HCV self-testing |
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| Physical Description: | 1 PDF file (x, 20 pages) illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9789240031135 9789240031128 |