Viral Hepatitis and Migration The health of migrants is an important topic – not only in times of war in Europe. Even if chronic infectious diseases may not be the primary concern of migrants who have had to flee from violence, unrest or precarious living conditions to Switzerland, access to care must be ensured. Monday… Read More »

Thursday 28 July is World Hepatitis Day. To this occasion, the SHCV, together with Hepatitis Switzerland, Hepfree.ch and the Arud Centre for Addiction Medicine, is organising anonymous free tests for Hepatitis-C. Come to the Arud Centre at Schützengasse 31 near the HB, 8001 Zurich on Thursday 28th July from 17 to 19 o’clock and get… Read More »

Where do refugees from Ukraine living with HIV and/or Hepatitis get information and supplies? Where can people turn for Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST)? Де біженці з України, які мають ВІЛ та/або гепатит, можуть отримати інформацію та допомогу? Куди звертатися людям, які отримують опіоїдну замісну терапію (ОЗТ)? Где могут получить необходимую информацию и помощь беженцы из… Read More »

Press release Public Health Switzerland and Hepatitis Switzerland Scientists Harvey J. Alter, Charles M. Rice and Michael Houghton were today awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus. Thanks to their work, the disease is curable today, some 40 years later. Switzerland aims to eliminate the viral disease. Until then, there… Read More »

Dear readers, While the first clinical studies and clinical outcomes are coming to light in this new disease COVID-19 and still much is unknown about the SARS-Cov-2 virus, we can give you some information and recommendations for patients with chronic liver disease or liver transplanted persons during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The recommendations are given to… Read More »

World Hepatitis Alliance has launched its #FindtheMissingMillions Advocacy Resource, an online tool supporting civil society to overcome the barriers to the diagnosis of viral hepatitis. Take a look at http://www.worldhepatitisalliance.org/missing-millions/ PDF press release

Guidelines with settingspecific fact sheets Published by the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Bern and Infodrog, Bern (in German PDF, 1 MB, 21.03.2019) Hepatitis C website by FOPH

New foundation of an international umbrella association under study Following an extraordinary members meeting in Ljubljana/Slovenia on 25th November, the Swiss Hepatitis C Association and 11 other national organizations, declared that they will be leaving the European umbrella association ELPA, effective from 31st December 2018.

There are still hepatitis C patients who are not treated in Switzerland!