HepFREEPak: protocol for a multi-centre, prospective observational study examining efficacy and impact of current therapies for the treatment of hepatitis C in Pakistan and reporting resistance to antiviral drugs: study protocol

• Main Authors: Ambreen Arif (Author), Aliya Hasnain (Author), Auj Chaudhry (Author), Muhammad Asim (Author), Muhammad Nabeel Shafqat (Author), Abeer Altaf (Author), Noor Saba (Author), Polychronis Kemos (Author), M. Azim Ansari (Author), Eleanor Barnes (Author), Chris Metcalfe (Author), Peter Vickerman (Author), Huma Qureshi (Author), Saeed Hamid (Author), Asad Ali Choudhry (Author), Saad Khalid Niaz (Author), Graham R. Foster (Author), Naheed Choudhry (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Pakistan has one of the highest burdens of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection globally. To achieve the World Health Organization's goals for HCV elimination, there is a need for substantial scale-up in testing, treatment, and a reduction in new infections. Data on the populat...