Lai Jimmy Che-To, Ho Agnes Hiu-Yan, Wu Claudia Wing-Kwan, Wong Grace Lai-Hung
Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Medical Data Analytics Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Glob Health Med. 2021 Oct 31;3(5):283-287. doi: 10.35772/ghm.2021.01049.
World Health Organization (WHO) calls for global hepatitis strategy to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030. Yet many high-income countries were unable to achieve HCV elimination by 2030. Apart from the tremendous efforts and resources from the governments, many non-government organizations (NGOs) have been working very hard to contribute to HCV elimination. In Hong Kong, the Center for Liver Health of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has been working very closely with various NGOs to educate and screen subjects who previously use intravenous drugs. In this review article, we discussed in details the New Life New Liver Program, and the barriers to HCV elimination, with special highlight the role of NGOs in overcoming the barriers.
世界卫生组织(WHO)呼吁制定全球肝炎战略,以在2030年前消除病毒性肝炎。然而,许多高收入国家未能在2030年前实现丙型肝炎病毒(HCV)的消除。除了政府付出的巨大努力和资源外,许多非政府组织(NGO)也一直在努力为消除HCV做出贡献。在香港,香港中文大学肝脏健康中心一直与各非政府组织紧密合作,对曾使用静脉注射药物的人群进行教育和筛查。在这篇综述文章中,我们详细讨论了“新生新肝计划”以及消除HCV的障碍,特别强调了非政府组织在克服这些障碍中所起的作用。