A micro-elimination approach to addressing hepatitis C in Turkey

• Main Authors: Ramazan Idilman (Author), Homie Razavi (Author), Sarah Robbins-Scott (Author), Ulus Salih Akarca (Author), Necati Örmeci (Author), Sabahattin Kaymakoglu (Author), Bilgehan Aygen (Author), Nurdan Tozun (Author), Rahmet Güner (Author), Hurrem Bodur (Author), Jeffrey V. Lazarus (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In 2016, WHO passed the Global Health Sector Strategy on Viral Hepatitis (GHSS), calling for its elimination by 2030. Two years later, Turkey approved a strategy to reach the WHO targets. This study reports new national prevalence data, breaks it down by subpopulation, and models...