Members' Business: Eliminating Hepatitis C in Scotland: A Call to Action - 9 May 2018
Channel: The Scottish Parliament
Date: 2018-05-09

Tom Arthur: Eliminating Hepatitis C in Scotland: A Call to Action—That the
Parliament notes the publication of the report, Eliminating Hepatitis C in Scotland: A Call to Action,
by the Hepatitis C Trust; understands that this follows an inquiry supported by a cross-party group 
of hepatitis C parliamentary champions; believes that Scotland has an ambitious commitment to 
eliminate the condition by 2030, which an estimated 34,500 people in the country have, 40% of 
whom are undiagnosed; recognises the challenges to achieving elimination; believes that the
report makes a positive contribution to achieving this through both identifying barriers to treatment 
and making recommendations, and looks forward to a future where hepatitis C is eliminated and
no longer a public health concern for people in Renfrewshire South and across Scotland.

Published by the Scottish Parliament Corporate Body.

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