The Micro-Elimination Approach to Eliminating Hepatitis C: Strategic and Operational Considerations
Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: The introduction of efficacious new hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatments galvanized the World Health Organization to define ambitious targets for eliminating HCV as a public health threat by 2030. Formidable obstacles to reaching this goal can best be overcome through a micro-elimination approach, which entails pursuing elimination goals in discrete populations through multi-stakeholder initiatives that tailor interventions to the needs of these populations. Micro-elimination is less daunting, less complex, and less costly than full-scale, country-level initiatives to eliminate HCV, and it can build momentum by producing small victories that inspire more ambitious efforts. The micro-elimination approach encourages stakeholders who are most knowledgeable about specific populations to engage with each other and also promotes the uptake of new models of care. Examples of micro-elimination target populations include medical patients, people who inject drugs, migrants, and prisoners, although candidate populations can be expected to vary greatly in different countries and subnational areas.
Source: Seminars in Liver Disease
Institutions: Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Universitat de Barcelona, Imperial College London, University of Dundee, Ain Shams University, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, UCLouvain, Center for Disease Analysis, University of Bonn, University of Washington, Humanitas University, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital
Language: English
Topic: Hepatitis C virus research
Subfield: Hepatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2840933791