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Curing hepatitis C with DAAs linked to 71% reduction in liver cancer

George Iaonnou presenting at The Liver Meeting 2017. Photo by Liz Highleyman, hivandhepatitis.com

Hepatitis C halved in Spanish people living with HIV in one year due to treatment

Juan Berenguer and Juan González from GeSIDA at EACS 2017. Image credit: @GeSIDA

New EACS treatment guidelines

New EACS treatment guidelines

Maviret cures most people with HCV genotype 3 and those with cirrhosis

Steven Flamm presenting at The Liver Meeting 2017. Photo by Liz Highleyman, hivandhepatitis.com

Hepatitis C cure leads to improved quality of life

Zobair Younossi presenting at The Liver Meeting 2017. Photo by Liz Highleyman, hivandhepatitis.com

Restrictions on free DAA access in many European countries contrary to guidelines and undermine HCV elimination targets, say researchers

High prices of DAAs mean there's been little progress towards achieving WHO target of eliminating HCV by 2030

The availability of direct-acting antivirals is reducing disparities in the uptake of hepatitis C treatment

Treatment with DAAs reduces the risk of mortality in the first 18 months after the completion of treatment