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WHO Hails Egypt for Progress On Eliminating Hepatitis C

The Arab Republic of Egypt has become the first country to achieve the "gold tier" status on the path to elimination of hepatitis C as per World Health Organisation (WHO) criteria. This means that Egypt has fulfilled WHO's programmatic coverage targets that will set the country up to achieve the reduced incidence and mortality targets of full elimination before 2030.

WHO commended Egypt for its important achievement. "Egypt's journey, from having one of the world's highest rates of hepatitis C infection to being on the path to elimination in less than 10 years, is nothing short of astounding," said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. "Egypt is an example to the world of what can be achieved with modern tools, and political commitment at the highest level to use those tools to prevent infections and save lives. Egypt's success must give all of us hope and motivation to eliminate hepatitis C everywhere," a WHO statement read.

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