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Generating optimism about the linkage to care for viral hepatitis

Generating optimism about the linkage to care for viral hepatitis

Apr 19, 2023

Carl Schmid, executive director of the HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute, is excited about the new Eliminate Hepatitis C (HCV) program put forth by the Biden Administration and being led by former NIH Director Francis Collins, MD, PhD, who is serving as a scientific advisor to the Biden Administration. “This is something we have been asking for years…We know we can end hepatitis C,” Schmid stated.

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World hepatitis day: Where do we go from here?

Jul 28, 2022

On World Hepatitis Day, Contagion Live community podcast featured HIV+Hep’s Carl Schmid discussing the challenges in the fight against viral hepatitis: “Every 30 seconds someone is dying of hepatitis, & the sad thing is people don’t even know about it. Like HIV, there is so much stigma. . . . It all comes down to testing. This is an infectious disease, remarkably, that can be cured. But we need more resources.”

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