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National Viral Hepatitis Testing Day
May 19, 2013
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World Hepatitis Day July 28, 2013
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World Hepatitis Alliance - Strategic Plan 2013-2015
 
Hepatitis C Treatments in
Current Clinical Development
November, 2012
Courtesy HCV Advocate
Alan Franciscus, Editor in Chief

• The word "hepatitis" means inflammation of the liver and also refers to a group of viral infections that affect the liver.
• The most common types are hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C.
• The Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects and can severely damage the liver. The HCV infection is the most common chronic blood borne infection in the United States; approximately 4-6 million persons are chronically infected.
• San Francisco has the highest liver cancer rate in the nation, most of which is attributed to high rates of hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus infections.
• In 2009, Mayor Gavin Newsom appointed a diverse group of individuals to form the San Francisco Hepatitis C Task Force and develop recommendations about how to strategically address hepatitis C in the city. Since 2010 the Task Force has been meeting monthly, and in addition, Task Force committees also have been monthly to develop draft recommendations in specific topic areas (i.e., Care & Treatment; Prevention, Education, Awareness & Testing; Public Policy; and Research & Surveillance).

For more information on the San Francisco Hepatitis C Task Force
Contact: San Francisco Hepatitis C Task Force

• At the end of 2010 the Task Force approved its final report, Recommendations for Strategically Addressing Hepatitis C in San Francisco.
  
• In 2013, the Task Force will continue to meet as a community group to insure implementation of its recommendations.

Check out the recognition the Task Force received from
Senator Mark Leno, Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom, and Project Inform at
Project Inform's Spring Brunch 2011!