A handful of countries have shown the rest of the world that Hepatitis C elimination is achievable. A program in central Taiwan took screening straight to drug users, dialysis patients and prisoners, lifting coverage from 54% to 90% and curing 99% of those treated. Egypt eliminated the virus in a single national campaign, and Georgia and Pakistan are making steady progress. Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/williamhaseltine/2026/08/21/what-we-can-learn-from-taiwan-and-egypt-about-ending-endemic-disease/
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