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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is an important cause of major morbidities including chronic liver disease, liver cancer, and acute kidney injury (AKI) as well as chronic kidney disease (CKD). HCV can affect kidney health; among CKD and AKI patients with HCV infection, the clinical outcomes are worse. The prevalence of HCV infection is exceptionally high among dialysis and kidney transplant patients throughout the globe. It is estimated that 5% to 25% or more of dialysis dependent patients are affected by chronic HCV, based on the region of the world. Almost half of all deaths in CKD patients, including HCV-infected patients, are due to cardiovascular disease, and HCV infected patients have higher mortality. Given the importance and impact of the HCV epidemic on CKD and global kidney health, and the status of Egypt as the nation with highest prevalence of HCV infection in the world along with its leading initiatives to eradicate HCV, the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF) convened a consensus conference in Cairo in December 2017. This article reflects the opinions and recommendations of the contributing experts and reiterates that with the current availability of highly effective and well tolerated pharmacotherapy; CKD patients should be given priority for treatment of HCV, as an important step towards the elimination of viral hepatitis as a public health problem by 2030 according to World Health Organization and IFKF. Every country should have an action plan with the goal to improve kidney health and CKD patient outcomes.

Hepatitis C virus infection and global kidney health: the consensus proceedings of the International Federation of Kidney Foundations