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Recommendations and guidance on hepatitis C virus self-testing [Internet]

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Geneva: World Health Organization; 2021 Jul.
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Recommendations and guidance on hepatitis C virus self-testing [Internet]

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WHO has set a global goal to eliminate HCV as a public health problem by 2030. WHO estimates that 58 million people had chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection globally in 2019, and less than a quarter of them were diagnosed. New and innovative approaches are needed to accelerate progress toward the HCV elimination targets. Self-testing is one such approach.

These guidelines provide a new recommendation and guidance on HCV self-testing to complement existing HCV testing services in countries. These guidelines also highlight operational considerations to support strategic implementation and scale up of HCV self-testing.

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