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The Egyptian journey from having the highest prevalence of hepatitis C virus to being the first to achieve "gold tier" in conquering the disease.
Abosheaishaa, Hazem; Abdelghany, Abdelmalek; Abdelhalim, Omar; Mohamed, Islam; Morsi, Samah; Youssef, Mohammed; Salem, Ahmed; Bahbah, Ammar A; Shady, Ahmed; Naguib, Mohammed S; Nassar, Mahmoud; El-Kassas, Mohammed.
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  • Abosheaishaa H; Internal Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City Health and Hospitals, Queens Hospital Center, New York, New York, USA.
  • Abdelghany A; Faculty of Medicine, October 6 University, Giza, Egypt.
  • Abdelhalim O; Internal Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City Health and Hospitals, Queens Hospital Center, New York, New York, USA.
  • Mohamed I; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
  • Morsi S; Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
  • Youssef M; Department of Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
  • Salem A; Department of Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
  • Bahbah AA; Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt.
  • Shady A; New York City Health and Hospitals, Metropolitan Hospital, Manhattan, New York, USA.
  • Naguib MS; Ahmed Maher Teaching Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.
  • Nassar M; Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.
  • El-Kassas M; Endemic Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.
Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) ; 37(5): 877-883, 2024.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39165801
ABSTRACT
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major global health concern, particularly in Egypt, due to historic schistosomiasis control efforts that inadvertently led to widespread HCV transmission. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of Egypt's national strategies in controlling and reducing the prevalence of HCV, including introducing sofosbuvir and implementing the "100 Million Healthy Lives" campaign. The approach includes a review of epidemiological data, an analysis of the national HCV control strategies implemented, and an assessment of their outcomes, focusing on the period from 2006 to 2022. Significant milestones were achieved, including a drastic reduction in new HCV infections from 300 per 100,000 in 2014 to 9 per 100,000 in 2022 and successful treatment of over 4 million people. Egypt has become the first country in the world to achieve the "gold tier" status based on World Health Organization criteria on the path to eradication of HCV. Egypt's comprehensive approach can serve as a model for similar endemic regions. Other nations with high HCV prevalence might benefit from adopting similar multidimensional strategies, emphasizing prevention and treatment.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos