In its effort to eliminate Hepatitis C virus (HCV) by 2030, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has pre-qualified the first HCV self-test.
On Wednesday, WHO made this known on its website stating that the HCV self-test is critical in expanding access to testing and diagnosis, “accelerating efforts to eliminate hepatitis C globally.”
The global health body explained that the product (OraQuick HCV self-test) is a user-friendly version of the professionally used rapid antibody…
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