By: Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to American researchers Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice and British-born scientist Michael Houghton, for their discovery of the hepatitis C virus.
By: Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Thaddeus Pham, Viral Hepatitis Prevention Coordinator, Hawaii Department of Health
Hep Free Hawai'i’s viral hepatitis elimination strategy leverages statewide partnerships with the goal of eliminating hepatitis across the islands by 2030.
By: Carolyn Wester, MD, Director, Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
In this Dear Colleague letter, CDC shares updates from the most recent hepatitis surveillance report.
By: Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
New hepatitis C virus (HCV) resources are now available from the HHS Hepatitis C Medicaid Affinity Group, including presentations, case studies, and more.
By: Harold J. Phillips, MRP, Senior HIV Advisor and Chief Operating Officer for Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America, Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Community stakeholders are invited to participate in a webinar about implementation of the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative on Thursday, July 16, 2020.
By: Corinna Dan, RN, MPH, Viral Hepatitis Policy Advisor, Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
CDC’s Winnable Battles framework helps align and accelerate intra- and interagency work around high-priority health concerns, including hepatitis.
By: Lesley Miller, MD, Medical Director, Grady Liver Clinic, Associate Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta’s Grady Liver Clinic is focused on HCV elimination. The clinic provides HCV screening, care and cure for Grady’s underserved, high prevalence population.
By: Jill Wolf, LCSW, Caring Ambassadors Program, Inc.
The Caring Ambassador Program’s module-based training program lays out necessary steps to incorporate the HCV cure cascade into existing infrastructures.