Review Article: Egyptian Efforts to Control Hepatitis C Virus in Egypt

Worldwide, hepatitis C virus (HCV) represents a great risk to public health and is associated with life-threatening outcomes. Since Egypt historically has the highest HCV incidence rates in the world, this virus is providing serious social and economic issues to millions of Egyptians. For HCV combating, the Egyptian nationwide HCV elimination program considered as achievement prime example, having cured over 90% of HCV Egyptian infected patients. Thus, it is markedly reducing the disease’s prevalence and incidence. Other African countries with similar HCV prevalence and incidence rates might greatly benefit from Egypt’s program, which give flexible frameworks and important insights. The aim of this review is to shed the light on the Egyptian program challenges and successes in combating the great HCV public health problem. The aim of this review is to shed the light on the Egyptian program challenges and successes in combating the great HCV public health problem.