New push for Hepatitis C cure
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China has increased its pace of development for treatment of Hepatitis C with support from the World Health Organization, aiming to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030.
Zhuang Hui of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, who is honorary director of the Chinese Society of Hepatology, said that effective anti-virals will enable more patients to be cured. China has nearly 10 million Hepatitis C patients. In 2017, about 240,000 new patients were diagnosed.
Zhuang said China鈥檚 standard treatment for Hepatitis C 鈥 peginterferon 鈥 is ineffective and has side effects, low tolerance and a long treatment cycle, leading to a low rate of treatment for Hepatitis C patients.
In 2017, several new Hepatitis C treatments were approved by health authority. Hepatitis C is an infectious disease caused by Hepatitis C virus that primarily affects the liver. Over many years, it often leads to liver disease and occasionally cirrhosis.
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