Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 Aug;19(8):484-485. doi: 10.1038/s41575-022-00645-3.
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is common among people who are incarcerated in low- and middle-income countries. Prison policy changes towards HCV testing and treatment are pivotal for social justice and can be a crucial step for achieving HCV global elimination targets.
丙型肝炎病毒 (HCV) 感染在中低收入国家的囚犯中很常见。监狱政策对 HCV 检测和治疗的改变对于社会公正至关重要,也可能是实现 HCV 全球消除目标的关键步骤。