Hepatitis

News13 May 2023

French drug injection rooms cut emergency room visits and crime

Safer consumption rooms led to reduced public injection, fewer health risks and lower crime, raising further questions about why they are not more widespread.

Publications9 May 2023

Policy brief on HIV, Hepatitis C, and STBBIs among Indigenous people

The HIV Legal Network argue for a human rights approach, focusing on evidence-based and culturally sensitive interventions that embrace Indigenous ways of knowing and doing.

Publications19 April 2023

Expanding access to hepatitis C prevention, testing, and treatment in prisons: Recommendations from the INHSU 2022 Prisons Workshop

CGHE and INHSU Prisons note that persons who are incarcerated experience the highest burdens of HCV globally and should therefore have the right to access HCV services, but they too often face systematic discrimination.

Events

11th International Conference on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users - INHSU 2023

Geneva, Switzerland

16 October 2023 - 19 October 2023

Geneva will host the 11th International Conference on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users, from the 17-20 of October 2023, covering the fields of harm reduction, HCV, HIV, drug policy and more.

Publications12 December 2022

Zimbabwe situational analysis of drug use in five provinces to inform HIV and TB programming for people who use drugs

This publication provides insights into patterns of drug use, levels of knowledge and risk perception on HIV, HCV and TB, as well as barriers and facilitators to access related programmes.

Publications6 October 2022

Interventions to prevent HIV and Hepatitis C among people who inject drugs: Latest evidence of effectiveness from a systematic review

Palmateer et al. confirm the value of key harm reduction interventions to reduce HCV and HIV transmission, and identify remaining gaps in the evidence base for a range of health interventions.

Events

EECA INTERACT 2022

Riga, Latvia

12 December 2022 - 13 December 2022

EECA INTERACT 2022 will bring together scientists, clinicians, members of civil society, and government officials to tackle topics facing individual countries while building capacity and strengthening research and clinical networks.

Publications3 August 2022

The You Matter Project: pathways to care for STBBIs.

This report by You Matter contains policy recommendations and guidelines for the testing and linkage to care for STBBIs in provincial correctional centres in British Columbia (BC), Canada, but may also be adapted for other jurisdictions or correctional settings.

Publications14 February 2022

HIV infection and HIV-associated behaviours among persons who inject drugs in the United States

Handanagic et al. provide updated prevalence estimates of HIV infection and behaviours associated with HIV infection since the last NHBS survey among people who inject drugs in 2015, and represents a snapshot of the HIV prevention landscape for people who inject drugs before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Publications14 February 2022

Homelessness, unstable housing, and risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus acquisition among people who inject drugs: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Chiedozie Arum et. al. conclude that homelessness and unstable housing are associated with increased risk of HIV and HCV acquisition among people who inject drugs.

Events

10th International Conference on Health and Hepatitis Care in Substance Users

Glasgow, Scotland / Online

18 October 2022 - 20 October 2022

The 10th International Conference on Health and Hepatitis Care in Substance Users will take place at Glasgow's Scottish Event Campus on 19-21 October 2021.

News10 January 2022

Unitaid launches call for proposals to prevent hepatitis C in the most marginalised and at-risk groups

Unitaid is therefore seeking to fund innovative projects that will expand access to new tools or under-utilised interventions to prevent and treat hepatitis C, with a particular focus on these key groups in low- and middle-income countries.

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