Chennai Liver Foundation-- India

Virus targets

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis C

Type

Elimination

Prevention implemention

Technical assistance

Testing and treatment implementation

Setting

Micro elimination

Other targets

Hepatitis A

Hepatitis E

Phase

Active

Health outcomes

Mortality

Prevalence

WHO region

South-East Asia Region

Target goal

2030

Country

India

Key interventions

Community mobilization

Harm reduction

HBV testing and linkage to care

HCV testing and linkage to Care

HCV treatment

Hep B birth-dose vaccination

Hepatitis B Vaccination

Implementation of vaccination (general)

Injection safety and infection control

Linkage to care

Prevention mother-child transmission

Prophylaxis

Safer injection practices

Screening of pregnant women

Testing

Screening and diagnosis

Treatment

Treatment (direct or referral)

Vaccination (general)

Target population

Adults

Adults (> 19 years of age)

All ages

Household contact(s)

Infants (less than one year of age)

Newborn (born in last 30 days)

Newborns

Occupations with possible exposure

Pregnant women

Performance target

Care cascade: HBV diagnosis

Care cascade: HBV testing

Care cascade: HBV treatment

Care cascade: HCV diagnosis

Care cascade: HCV testing

Care cascade: HCV treatment

Care cascade: Referred for treatment

Harm reduction (access to safe injection equipment for persons who inject drugs)

HBV prevention of mother to child transmission

Hepatitis B vaccination coverage

Injection safety

Vaccination coverage

Care cascade

Testing

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Summary and objectives

About 2-3 % of Indian population are chronic carriers of either Hepatitis B or C. Given the population of India is 1.3 billion, there is a huge problem. We believe education is the best way forward.

Hence we do a lot of community teaching and awareness programme and encourage people to get tested. The Government of India is now determined more than ever and we are collaborating with the government to achieve the goal of elimination by 2030.

As our trust is being run by Liver specialists, linkage to care has never been a problem and we are adding more and more patients to treatment each day.

We are one of the largest organisations n India working for elimination of Viral Hepatitis. We have published our work in European journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology in Sep 2018.

Funding has been one of our major issues

Collaboration between various organisations and the government has been a big challenge.

Last updated

06 Mar 2020

Chennai Liver Foundation-- India

Chennai Liver Foundation-- India