“We truly need counselling in order to help the patient understand what is going to happen to him, to make him aware of the risks.” (public health specialist)
“Most of the time, wherever you look in the healthcare system, patients don’t know what to do, and their lack of knowledge turns into aggression towards the medical personnel. " (physician)
We need a sustainable national program for hepatitis C screening; because at the moment we are only identifying new cases by accident and it is a great shame to die because of hepatitis today…” . ( hepatitis C specialist)
Beyond the medication
Increased coverage for testing services in catchement area by 1%
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