O impacto da hepatite C em Portugal

Conclusions In Portugal, the annual costs associated to hepatitis C are about 71 million euros of which approximately 83% (60 million euros) being due to complications of disease and liver transplant, often required in the treatment of these complications. The results of this study support that, from a society's perspective, VHC infection is a disease with a considerable economic burden, which therefore justifies the conduction of a national screening and prevention program directed to hepatitis C, which would reinforce the relevance of its treatment.
Source: GE Jornal Portugues de Gastrenterologia - Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research