Hepatitis C test-and-treat programme hampered by COVID restrictions

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Hepatitis C test-and-treat programme hampered by COVID restrictions

Jonathan
Chilton-Towle
Jessica Hong, Newton Pharmacy
Newton Pharmacy staff member Jessica Hong says a new promotion strategy for the Pharmacy test and treat for hepatitis C programme has proved effective

COVID-19 lockdowns have made it difficult to get a pioneering hepatitis C pharmacy programme going, but momentum is building. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

The northern region DHBs’ hepatitis C pharmacy testand-treat programme has got off to a slow start thanks to COVID-19 lockdowns, but programme manager