Progress towards hepatitis C virus elimination in high-income countries: An updated analysis.
Ivane GamkrelidzeJean Michel PawlotskyJeffrey Victor LazarusJordan J FeldStefan ZeuzemYanjun BaoAna Gabriela Pires Dos SantosYuri Sanchez GonzalezHomie RazaviPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2021)
Assuming high-income countries will maintain current levels of diagnosis and treatment, only 24% are on track to eliminate HCV by 2030, and 60% are off track by at least 20 years. If current levels of diagnosis and treatment continue falling, achieving WHO's 2030 targets will be more challenging. With less than ten years remaining, screening and treatment expansion is crucial to meet WHO's HCV elimination targets.