Hepatitis

Publications7 April 2025

Eliminating hepatitis C in Europe: A report on policy implementation for people who inject drugs - 2024

C-EHRN's civil society monitoring identifies necessary but unequal progress on treatment and access to services, decrying enduring challenges related to funding, legislation, stigma and political will.

Events

13th International Conference on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users (INSHU 2025)

Cape Town, South Africa

14 October 2025 - 17 October 2025

The deadline for abstract applications is 2 March 2025.

Publications10 November 2024

The Global State of Harm Reduction 2024

Harm Reduction International map out availability of harm reduction services regionally and highlight key issues and populations that remain neglected, including indigenous, incarcerated and young people.

News2 September 2024

Hepatitis C online learning modules

INHSU launches free courses on epidemiology, assessment, treatment, and management of Hepatitis C.

Events

Community-led approaches to HCV testing, treatment and care

Online

31 July 2024

EuroNPUD marks World Hepatitis Day by launching a community resource on best practices for HCV testing, treatment and care.

News13 May 2024

Zimbabwe: Harm reduction strategy key in curbing liver damage from drug, substance use

Mr Wilson Box of the Zimbabwe Civil Liberties and Drug Network (ZCLDN) underscores the importance of decriminalisation as an essential component of the harm reduction approach to curb liver-related diseases

Publications17 April 2024

Values and preferences study: Communicable diseases and people who use drugs in Europe

EuroNPUD explore community-led communicable disease testing and care integration for people who use drugs, assessing best practice and attitudes surrounding these services.

Publications11 April 2024

United for change: Advocacy strategy for comprehensive health and harm reduction services for people who use drugs in Europe

The BOOST project seeks to combat HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis in Europe through community-led harm reduction initiatives, aiming to enhance health services for people who use drugs and marginalised populations.

Publications1 February 2024

Eliminating hepatitis C in Europe: Report on policy implementation for people who inject drugs

C-EHRN argues for coordinated, context-dependent, and well-funded responses, including harm reduction strategies, to achieve the 2030 elimination goal.

Events

12th International Conference on Health and Hepatitis Care in Substance Users - INHSU 2024

Athens, Greece

8 October 2024 - 11 October 2024

Abstracts that focus on health issues among people who use drugs beyond hepatitis C are not only welcomed but highly encouraged.

Publications30 November 2023

Prevention and control of infectious diseases among people who inject drugs — 2023 update

The EMCDDA provide updated guidance to policy-makers and public health providers on developing strategies to prevent and control the spread of blood-borne infections among people who inject drugs.

News5 September 2023

Connecting with Care - Portugal

INHSU go behind the scenes of three harm reduction organisations in Lisbon - CRESCER, GAT, and Ares do Pinhal, who provide vital harm reduction services such as Hepatitis C testing and treatment in safe and inclusive community-based settings.

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