[Priority actions towards a national program for detection, treatment, and monitoring of patients with hepatitis C]

Salud Publica Mex. 2019 Mar-Apr;61(2):212-216. doi: 10.21149/10166.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

In the Mexican health scenario, the hepatitis C virus epidemic is present, along with its comorbidities and premature mortality. Acting immediately will allow its containment in short term with the proper implementation of the current available tools for prevention, diagnosis and highly effective pharmacological therapies. The Coalition for the study of hepatitis C in Mexico has developed a position paper that takes advantage of these containment measures and presents the development of a National program for the detection, timely treatment and follow-up of patients with hepatitis C.

En el escenario de la salud mexicana, la epidemia por virus de la hepatitis C se encuentra presente junto con sus comorbilidades y mortalidad prematura. Actuar de manera inmediata permitirá una contención de la misma en el corto plazo dada la existencia de herramientas de prevención, diagnóstico y terapias farmacológicas altamente eficaces. La Coalición para el estudio de la hepatitis C en México ha desarrollado una postura donde aprovecha esas medidas de contención y presenta el desarrollo de un programa nacional para la detección, tratamiento oportuno y seguimiento de pacientes con hepatitis C.

Keywords: hepatitis; hepatitis C;; hepatitis treatment; public policy.

MeSH terms

  • Health Care Costs
  • Health Promotion
  • Hepatitis C / diagnosis*
  • Hepatitis C / drug therapy*
  • Hepatitis C / economics
  • Hepatitis C / mortality
  • Humans
  • Mexico / epidemiology
  • National Health Programs / organization & administration*
  • Population Surveillance
  • Program Development*