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Geneva, Apr 1 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Global Initiative on Arboviruses in order to increase surveillance, detection and response to these diseases located mostly in tropical and subtropical areas, it was announced today. ....
Increased access to testing, treatment has reduced hepatitis C in low- and middle-income countries Many low- and middle-income countries have reduced suffering from hepatitis C, thanks to increased access to testing and treatment. Some achieved a 20-fold increase in the number of people treated with safe and effective direct-acting retroviral drugs between 2015 and 2018, according to the Global progress report on accelerating access to hepatitis C diagnostics and treatment, released by WHO today. A drop in prices underpins this success Low- and middle-income countries can now aim to achieve a price as low as US$ 60 per patient for a 12-week course of treatment with WHO-prequalified generic sofosbuvir and daclatasvir. Prices offered by suppliers of WHO-prequalified HCV rapid diagnostic tests ranged between US$ 1 and US$ 8 per test. ....
Date Time WHO on progress in access to hepatitis C diagnostics and treatment Many low- and middle-income countries have reduced suffering from hepatitis C, thanks to increased access to testing and treatment. Some achieved a 20-fold increase in the number of people treated with safe and effective direct-acting retroviral drugs between 2015 and 2018, according to the Global progress report on accelerating access to hepatitis C diagnostics and treatment, released by WHO today. A drop in prices underpins this success Low- and middle-income countries can now aim to achieve a price as low as US$ 60 per patient for a 12-week course of treatment with WHO-prequalified generic sofosbuvir and daclatasvir. Prices offered by suppliers of WHO-prequalified HCV rapid diagnostic tests ranged between US$ 1 and US$ 8 per test. ....