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Is elimination of hepatitis C virus realistic by 2030: Eastern Europe
Author(s) -
Isakov Vasily,
Tsyrkunov Vladimir,
Nikityuk Dmitry
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
liver international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.873
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1478-3231
pISSN - 1478-3223
DOI - 10.1111/liv.14836
Subject(s) - incidence (geometry) , hepatitis c virus , medicine , hepatitis c , environmental health , virology , virus , physics , optics
Abstract The WHO elimination goals (diagnosis of 90% of the cases of hepatitis C virus (HCV), treatment coverage in 80% and a 65% reduction in deaths from HCV) are set to be reached by 2030. Although these elimination programmes are extremely important in the Eastern European countries (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova) with a high prevalence of HCV, limited economic resources prevent their development and implementation. Regardless of the decrease in the incidence HCV in all Eastern European countries, low diagnosis and treatment access, especially in high‐risk populations, will not allow to achieve HCV elimination or even to control the infection by 2030.