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Current challenges and possible solutions to improve access to care and treatment for hepatitis C infection in Vietnam: a systematic review.

Alessandra BertoJeremy DayNguyen Van Vinh ChauGuy E ThwaitesNgoc Nghiem MyStephen BakerThomas C Darton
Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2017)
We conclude that there is an urgent need to perform up to date assessments of HCV disease burden in Vietnam, especially in high-risk groups, in whom incidence is high and cross infection with multiple genotypes is likely to be frequent. Coordinating renewed surveillance measures with forthcoming HCV treatment studies should initiate the traction required to achieve the WHO goal of eliminating HCV as a public health threat by 2030, at least in this region.
Keyphrases
  • public health
  • hepatitis c virus
  • healthcare
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • risk factors
  • palliative care
  • combination therapy
  • quality improvement
  • global health
  • hiv infected