%0 Journal Article
%T Aiming towards hepatitis C virus elimination in Greece
%A Angelos Hatzakis
%A Christos Lionis
%A Christos Tsoulas
%A George N. Dalekos
%A George V. Papatheodoridis
%A Ioannis Elefsiniotis
%A John Goulis
%A Olga Anagnostou
%A Spilios Manolakopoulos
%A Vana Sypsa
%J Archive of "Annals of Gastroenterology".
%D 2019
%R 10.20524/aog.2019.0375
%X There are estimated to be 74,000-134,000 patients living with chronic hepatitis C in Greece, but only 20-30% of them are aware of their disease status. In July 2017, the Hellenic National Plan for Hepatitis C was announced in alignment with the World Health Organization goals for the eradication of hepatitis C virus (HCV) by the year 2030. This article discusses the epidemiology and current treatment of chronic hepatitis C in Greece. Additionally the authors propose actions on how to bring back to care diagnosed patients lost to follow up, optimize access to care for HCV-infected people who inject drugs, and increase HCV screening in the general population. The medical community in Greece can play a pivotal role in the implementation of the HCV National Plan and in the efforts to reach the goal of HCV elimination
%K Hepatitis C
%K elimination
%K Greece
%K screening
%K linkage to care
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6595935/