Cost-effectiveness of EGCRISC application versus hepatitis C virus mass screening in Egypt

The Egyptian model of care against hepatitis C virus (HCV) has a great success in treatment and treatment accessibility, but still screening efforts must be strengthened. HCV is a silent infection when most of infected people are unaware of their infection. EGCRISC is a newly developed and validated risk-based HCV screening tool in Egypt that has shown a considerably good performance but is still underused. This brief communication is to analyze its use cost-effectiveness versus mass screening.
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research