Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 10275

Hepatitis: Disease Control

Tabled: 21 October 2024
Answered: 28 October 2024

Question

Steve Race

LabourExeter

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to plan for the sustainable maintenance of hepatitis C elimination in England.

Answer

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) supports and monitors progress towards the World Health Organisation’s goal of eliminating the hepatitis C virus (HCV) as a public health threat by 2030. As part of disease surveillance, the UKHSA monitors HCV prevent...

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