From July 1, the family doctor will be able to order the patient to be tested for HCV antibodies (anti-HCV) at the expense of the National Health Fund. The widespread availability of this simple blood test is a real breakthrough.
Until now, free anti-HCV test in Poland could only be ordered by an infectious disease doctor. As a result, the vast majority of people living with hepatitis C were unaware of their status and were not receiving treatment. Yet HCV is responsible in our latitude for 60% of life-threatening hepatocellular carcinomas.
Experts estimate that slightly over 100,000 people live with HCV in Poland. The drug program of the Minister of Health provides all diagnosed patients with this virus free access to the m...
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