Home > News > The Northwest ATTC webinar series is back! Join us on Jan 22nd to learn about Hepatitis C!
The Northwest ATTC's monthly webinar series is returning on January 22, 2025 after a brief hiatus!
Join us that Wednesday to hear from the Executive Director of the Hepatitis Education Project (HEP), Apoorva Mallya!
Mallya will be talking about the prevalence of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the U.S., a disease that has devastating impacts across the body and is a leading cause of liver cancer.
There is a 98% effective cure for HCV that is easy to administer and has few side effects, something that has spurred the public health community toward a goal of eradicating the disease completely.
However, reaching elimination would require a major increase in treatment, as less than 1/3rd of people diagnosed with hepatitis C have been treated.
A broad group of providers and organizations, particularly those serving people who currently or formerly use drugs, will need to begin offering or expand hepatitis C services to their patients.
Join the Northwest ATTC and Apoorva Mallya on January 22 to learn more about HCV and potential pathways to scale up these services!