The US Senate and House of Representatives has eased restrictions on federal funding for elements of syringe access programs
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The O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, a part of the Georgetown Law, announces the launch of the Hepatitis Policy Project (HPP) to focus on issues and barriers of access to effective treatments for hepatitis C.
Year after year, Congress chooses to maintain a ban on the use of federal money for local syringe exchange programs. Syringe exchange programs are a proven and cost-efficient strategy to reduce new HIV and Hep C infections among people who inject drugs. We know syringe exchange p...
Position will be responsible for leading projects to advance local health department program efforts to adapt their HIV, STI, and hepatitis programs to changes in the public health and healthcare systems resulting from the implementation of the ACA.
Congress will be making its federal funding decisions this week – now is the time to make as many phone calls as possible to your Representatives. Let them know how important these issues are to you, your family, and your community, and ask for critically-needed increased fundi...
NYS Department of Health recommends hepatitis C (HCV) reflex RNA testing implementation to improve HCV diagnosis and linkage to care rates.
The New York State Department of Health has made available new sexual health infographic postcards, including this one on Hep C "Getting Inked or Pierced? 4 Ways to Prevent Hepatitis C."
The Obama Administration has released a letter, through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), calling on states to stop imposing conditions for coverage of HCV drugs that may unreasonably restrict access to these drugs.
Help us launch the Hep Free NYC LGBTQ Initiative by completing a short survey here. This survey allows hepatitis and LGBTQ organizations give advice and recommendations on how we can create an impactful and successful initiative.
New Yorkers are being forced to use mail order pharmacies for many medications despite their clear preference to obtain their prescriptions from a local pharmacy.
