NYC Health Department Plans To Eliminate Viral Hepatitis By 2030

New York City NY

27 December, 2021

1:35 PM

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NEW YORK CITY — The New York City Health Department announced a plan Monday to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030. The Health Department will partner with Hep Free NYC "to reduce the number of hepatitis C infections, improve the health of people with hepatitis B and C, and reduce health inequities related to viral hepatitis infection," according to a news release. More than 300,000 people are estimated to be living with hepatitis B and/or C in New York City as of 2017, according to the health department. Key tenets of the plan include early detection and treatment of hepatitis C to reduce transmission; reducing premature deaths from hepatitis B and C; and reducing health inequities among non-white residents and those in poverty, who have a higher rate of infection. The full plan is available at this link.