S1 #4 Ending the chain of transmission

This episode focuses on the role of harm reduction services in protecting vulnerable people from hepatitis C. Host Sarah Jarvis hears from Heidi Fridriksdottir, Project Manager of the TrapHepC initiative in Iceland – where they have already reached the WHO service targets for hepatitis C elimination –, Aura Roig, Director of the grass-roots, women-focussed Metzineres organization in Barcelona and Jodie Albert, a Community Outreach Worker in the Atahkakoop Know Your Status hepatitis C program, a rural First Nation community in Canada.


The Hep-cast is a collaboration between the World Hepatitis Alliance and Gilead Sciences. The Hep-cast is fully funded by Gilead Sciences Europe Limited.

Job bag: IHQ-HCV-2020-10-0031

Date of preparation: September 2022


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