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Washington’s hepatitis C elimination initiative expanded access to testing and treatment while reducing per-patient costs, UW-led study finds | UW News

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Hepatitis C (HCV) is the most common bloodborne illness in the United States, and disproportionately impacts low-income people and marginalized communities.  A recent UW study evaluates the first-in-the-nation plan for coordination between public health agencies, increased screening, removal of barriers to care and a new approach to purchasing HCV antiviral medications at a discount. DGH professor Dr. Pamela Kohler is quoted.

Study Finds Drug-Resistant Shigella Threatening Young Children Worldwide | The Seattle Medium

A new study from the Global WACh center finds that one in four children in low- and middle-income countries experiences severe Shigella-related diarrhea within early childhood.  Dr. Patricia Pavlinac, Associate Professor of Global Health, Director of Global Center for Integrated Health of Women, Adolescents, and Children, and Director of Enterics for Global Health Shigella Surveillance Network, Global Health is quoted.