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. 2023 Jan 23;21(1):36-40.
doi: 10.1097/CLD.0000000000000008. eCollection 2023 Jan.

Progress toward hepatitis C elimination in Punjab, India

Karan Singla  1 , Caroline E Boeke  2 , Roli Tandon  1 , Umesh Chawla  1 , Magdalena Witschi  2 , Karishma Mutreja  1 , Shalu Gaugna  3 , Gagandeep Grover  3
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Progress toward hepatitis C elimination in Punjab, India

Karan Singla et al. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). .
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Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Algorithm by National Viral Hepatitis Control Program (NVHCP) for cost-effective management of hepatitis C, as presented in National Operational Guidelines. Abbreviations: APRI, AST to platelet ratio index; DCV, daclatasvir; SOF, sofosbuvir; VEL, velpatasvir.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Treatment site expansion in Punjab.
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 3
Number of anti-HCV positive tests from June 2016 to December 2021 at various service delivery sites in Punjab.
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FIGURE 4
Examples of monitoring and evaluation tools developed.
FIGURE 5
FIGURE 5
Number of patients accessing HCV services in Punjab from June 2016 to December 2021. *Additionally, a total of 419 deaths has been recorded.
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