Where are we on the path to eliminate hepatitis C virus ?
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• World Health Organizati<strong>on</strong> goal is <strong>to</strong> <strong>eliminate</strong><br />
<strong>hepatitis</strong> C <strong>virus</strong> (HCV) as a public health threat<br />
• Specifically, <strong>the</strong> goal is dramatic and large scale<br />
reducti<strong>on</strong>s in new transmissi<strong>on</strong>s of HCV, as <str<strong>on</strong>g>we</str<strong>on</strong>g>ll<br />
as in <strong>the</strong> number of people becoming ill and<br />
dying from HCV, <strong>to</strong> a level where HCV no l<strong>on</strong>ger<br />
represents a major health c<strong>on</strong>cern<br />
• In numeric terms, <strong>the</strong> WHO has proposed<br />
reducti<strong>on</strong>s of 60% in HCV related mortality and<br />
90% in HCV transmissi<strong>on</strong> globally and in<br />
member countries<br />
John W. Ward, Gastroenterology & Hepa<strong>to</strong>logy 2016<br />
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