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Progress toward closing gaps in the hepatitis C virus cascade of care for people who inject drugs in San Francisco

RDS-adjusted estimates for the Hepatitis C virus infection treatment cascade in two rounds of surveys of people who inject drugs in San Francisco, 2015 and 2018

We know that we can't eliminate HCV without treating People Who Inject Drugs. Congrats to all the End Hep C SF partners on the progress our city is…

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Paid study for young PWID living/formerly living with HCV

Hep C testing and care study

Paid study for people aged 18-30, who inject or have injected drugs in the last 30 days and are living with #hepC, or were cured of #HCV in the last…

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Nobel Prize in Medicine goes to Scientists who Discovered Hep C

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020

The Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to Harvey Alter, Michael Houghton, and Charles Rice for the discovery of the Hepatitis …

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Tales from the Community: Barriers for Vulnerable Populations

End Hep C SF Coordinating Committee member Pauli Gray

I am a person that survived Hep C. I had it for 30+ years and ended up very sick. I was strung out and on the streets for years and being sick with…

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Tales from the Community: Continuing Care at UCSF Viral Hepatitis Center

Dr. Jennifer Price of UCSF Hepatology

As a hepatologist at UCSF, my clinical practice includes treating people living with hepatitis C (HCV) as well as managing patients with …

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Tales from the Community: Adapting to COVID-19 at GLIDE

Adjusted services at GLIDE

The role we play in HCV elimination here at Glide is mostly comprised of heavily testing folks in the community for Hepatitis C as well as health …

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Tales from the Community: HCV Experience into Advocacy

Richard Sullivan

Hello everyone. My name is Richard Sullivan. My thoughts in this blog are maybe from a different perspective than some others. I am not employed in…

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COVID-19 Fact Sheets

A microscopic view of COVID-19

Vital Strategies recently released several fact sheets on COVID-19. Sex Work, COVID-19 and Harm Reduction COVID-19 Stimulant Use and Harm …

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End Hep C in San Francisco during COVID-19 Photo Contest

End Hep C in COVID 19 Photo contest winners

Congratulations to Rachel Kanner, Project Manager from the UCSF DeLiver Care van for winning first prize for her photo shown at right …

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Write Up on End Hep C SF in Beta Blog

In SF, game-changing programs aim to cure all of hepatitis C, by Emily Land, MAlink to article

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San Francisco Hepatitis C Research Symposium recap

End Hep C SF Research Symposium 2019

We welcomed over 245 attendees to the first End Hep C SF Research Symposium on September 16, held at Hotel Whitcomb. The stellar line-up of …

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End Hep C SF Community Meeting

End Hep C SF October 2019 community meeting

Thanks so much to everyone that came out for our community meeting last Monday in Glide Freedom Hall, most especially to our community navigators …

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End Hep C SF Video Series

We at End Hep C SF have been amazed at the partnerships and moving stories that have come out of our little initiative to eliminate HCV, and we …

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End Hep C SF Micro-elimination Plan

End Hep C SF 2019 Micro-elimination Plan

End Hep C SF has been hard at work on putting together a plan to eliminate HCV among San Franciscans living with HIV and it's ready for your …

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Training the Next Generation of HCV Clinicians: Lessons from the Field *

Carolyn Chu

July is here, and for many health care professionals that signals a special time of year: the entry of a new cohort of providers in …

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Video Series Community Launch

Thanks to everyone that came out to our community screening of our new video at the lovely Tenderloin Museum. We felt so humbled to be in the …

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Hep C seroprevalence & engagement in related care and treatment among trans women

Very exciting that End Hep C SF is contributing to the creation of the evidence base of HCV burden for #trans women, as well as demonstrating what …

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End Hep C SF Video launch party and fundraiser

Join us for happy hour and a screening of our four part video series: 1) Working Together to End Hep C SF2) The Power of the Hep C Cure3) …

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End Hep C SF seeking part time Research Analyst

3/27/2019: Position is closed to new applications. We're excited to be accepting job applications for a research analyst position within our End …

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HCV Care Navigation at Shanti

After conducting a needs assessment in 2015, the Shanti Project moved to expand its care navigation services to include individuals mono-infected …

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