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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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Meet End Hep C SF’s New Strategic Director!

Brittany Maksimovic

Hi, I’m Brittany, and I’m joining the team as End Hep C SF’s new
Strategic Director. I’m beyond thrilled to be part of this
revolutionary initiative!

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Strategic Director position open at End Hep C SF

End Hep C SF hiring Strategic Director

We're growing!!! End Hep C SF is looking to expand its team by bringing on a new Strategic Director. Come aboard to help propel our momentum in the…

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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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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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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 Year 3 Evaluation

Better late than never! We have been so busy working to eliminate HCV that we were a bit delayed sharing the findings of our Year 3 evaluation, …

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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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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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Overdose Prevention and HCV Cures: Drug Users Thriving and Surviving at the 6th Street Harm Reduction Center

Today is Overdose Awareness Day, and End Hep C SF is taking the time to remember our friends, partners, and participants who we have lost to …

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National Hepatitis Testing Day rally

We had an excellent turnout at the rally on May 18th! We debuted the new mobile DeLiver Care van from UCSF and ten people received free hep C …

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End Hep C SF Year 2 Evaluation

Check out the summary of our End Hep C SF Year 2 evaluation! We are so excited to share our successes and forge ahead with our priorities for year …

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