Authors' response to Letter to the Editor: 'Colombian experience in the management of hepatitis C'.

In our response to the Letter to the Editor "Colombian experience in the management of hepatitis C", we commend the authors on their presentation of the Colombian model for hepatitis C treatment delivery and patient management. Using this model, Colombia has seen improvements in hepatitis C treatment access, patient monitoring, and rates of cure - facilitated by international collaboration for the procurement of medications and the use of a centralised national database. Expanding on this, we highlight the global need to simplify treatment access and facilitate treatment in community settings, in order for hepatitis C elimination to be attainable. Integrated approaches to hepatitis C care - including harm reduction - are a vital step towards achieving the 2030 viral hepatitis elimination goal at a country-level.