Development of a hepatitis C infection care model for prisoners: a pilot program for micro-elimination of hepatitis C infection in Hong Kong

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Project Title
Development of a hepatitis C infection care model for prisoners: a pilot program for micro-elimination of hepatitis C infection in Hong Kong
Principal Investigator
Professor Mak, Lung Yi   (Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Professor Law Yik Wa   (Co-principal investigator)
Professor Yuen Richard Man Fung   (Co-principal investigator)
Duration
36
Start Date
2023-10-01
Amount
1260196
Conference Title
Development of a hepatitis C infection care model for prisoners: a pilot program for micro-elimination of hepatitis C infection in Hong Kong
Keywords
point-of-care test, micro-elimination, prison health, outreach team, portable Fibroscan
Discipline
Others - Medicine, Dentistry and Health
Panel
Biology and Medicine (M)
HKU Project Code
20211881
Grant Type
Health and Medical Research Fund 2021
Funding Year
2022
Status
On-going
Objectives
To develop an Asian-specific care model that achieve microelimination of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among prisoners