Absolute targets for HCV elimination and national health policy paradigms: Foreseeing future requirements

The World Health Organization (WHO) targets for eliminating HCV by 2030 may be overambitious many high-income countries. Recent analyses (ie, data from 2017 to 2019) show that only 11 countries are on track meeting WHO’s elimination targets. For a country truly track, it is important the majority of infected individuals identified and treated. There still need population-specific evaluations within different screening treatment strategies available, in order assess their cost-effectiveness sustainability support an evidence-based policy elimination. Any health model affected diversity quality available gaps data. Given differences among countries, comparing progress based fixed global will not necessarily suitable same measure each country. In recent document, European Collaborators Polaris Observatory provide insight into limitations current WHO absolute accordance with measures set would essential reaching All analytic models towards projections including impact COVID-19 pandemic hepatitis-related services. With specific regard achievement hepatitis goals, all put place during after could transferred increasing diagnosis linkage care people hepatitis.