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Addressing inequities in care on the path to eliminating hepatitis C in BC

World Hepatitis Day, acknowledged on 28 July, provides an opportunity to reflect on BC’s journey toward achieving the World Health Organization’s target of eliminating hepatitis C by 2030. Treatment for the hepatitis C... Read More

Use of disease dynamic modeling to inform the COVID-19 response in BC

British Columbia uses data and analytics to inform its response for tackling COVID-19. Mathematical modeling is one of the tools in our response. Mathematical modeling of infectious diseases allows us to study the... Read More

Using population-level integrated health data to monitor and assess patients’ progression across care and treatment continuums

Care cascades Care cascades are visual tools used to track patients’ journeys across illness and care stages such as screened or diagnosed, referred to care, treatment assessment, treatment, and status of treatment... Read More

Education and resources for people affected by hepatitis C

Context Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is an important cause of progressive liver disease. It is spread through blood-to-blood contact and seldom produces symptoms at the time of infection. Three of four infections... Read More