Direct acting antivirals (DAAs) have revolutionized treatment for hepatitis C. Combi-
nations of DAAs can cure infection with HCV in 12 weeks, are highly effective and
have limited side-effects. Affordability of DAAs has improved significantly, but access remains lim-
i...ted. Initially, due to their high prices, affordability of DAAs was limited in high-, middle- and low-
income countries alike. Now there is a divide between those countries where, because of intellectual
property barriers, prices have remained (very) high and other countries where generics are, or can be,
available at much lower prices. The result is a dual market
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Chapter 8, Prison and Health, published
The WHO Training Resource on Primary Ear and Hearing Care is a new set of four training manuals aimed at equipping primary health care workers in
...developing countries with simple and effective methods to reduce the burden of ear and hearing disorders.
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Prevention, Assessment and Management
Evaluation report
January 2014
Evaluation report
September 2014
The European Journal of Public Health, Vol. 28, No. 1, 145–149
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