We’re thrilled to announce that our New Beginnings service in Brent has successfully reached the impressive milestone of Hepatitis C micro-elimination!
NHS England has a target to eliminate the virus by 2025 and Via services are aiming to do this in their local areas as well.
Hep C is a blood borne virus which, left untreated, can cause liver cancer and liver failure. It usually displays no symptoms until the virus damages the liver enough to cause liver disease. People who inject drugs are at the highest risk of becoming infected.
As of February 2024, our team in Brent has reached the following targets with the people who use their service:
- 100% of those in treatment have been offered a Hep C test
- 100% of people who currently inject or have previously injected have been tested for Hep C
- 90% of individuals who currently inject or have previously injected have been tested in the last 12 months
- 90% of people who were diagnosed with Hep C at the service have started treatment
By meeting these targets, we’re proud to report that Via – New Beginnings – Brent has formally achieved Hep C micro-elimination!
In partnership with Gilead Sciences, staff and volunteers at all our Via services have been working tirelessly to promote testing and treatment with the people they work with, on their journey to micro-eliminate Hep C, and we hope to be able to announce more micro-elimination wins soon!
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