All the news Showing 10 of 68 articles from: Social issuesGet an RSS feed of these articles Show All news infohep newsEditors' picks from other sources ‘Opt-out’ testing for HIV and hep C is seen as coercive by many prisoners Avert / 15 June 2018 'Real and tragic consequences': asylum seekers left untreated for hepatitis C The Sydney Morning Herald / 13 June 2018 Harm reduction measures for HCV prevention and treatment lacking in Europe's prisons, survey finds Keith Alcorn / 31 May 2018 Harm reduction measures for the prevention and treatment of hepatitis C in prisoners are still lacking in the majority of European countries and the lack of harm reduction will block ... Access to testing and treatment for hepatitis C in European prisons must improve Keith Alcorn / 30 May 2018 Lack of access to hepatitis C treatment and prevention in European prisons is a public health emergency and risks breaching international agreements on the avoidance of inhumane and degrading conditions, ... European survey asserts insufficient HCV prevention in prisons Healio / 29 May 2018 Canada reveals needle exchange programme in prisons The Lancet (requires free registration) / 25 May 2018 EATG launches a report on access to HCV-related services in the penitentiary system in Europe EATG / 23 May 2018 Transmitting HIV Is a Crime in Most States. Is HCV Next? MedPage Today / 23 April 2018 Australian experience shows that use of DAAs can virtually eliminate HCV among prisoners Michael Carter / 19 March 2018 Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can be rapidly eliminated in prison populations with the use of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), results of an Australian study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases suggests. ... Viral hepatitis: not just a silent killer but also a silencer BMC Blogs / 01 March 2018 ← Prev12345...7Next → Other pages in this section Latest news All the news Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Hepatitis D Hepatitis E Coronavirus NAFLD Treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma Transmission, epidemiology and prevention Health services, policy and advocacy Social issues Human rights Stigma and discrimination Confidentiality, consent and medical ethics Prisoners Migrants Conference news Email bulletin archive