The current global burden of hepatitis C (HCV) is estimated at 71 million people. The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that HCV could be eliminated as a public health threat by 2030. A key recommendation to reach this elimination goal is to reduce new infections by 90% and liver-related mortality by 65%. Countries are encouraged by the WHO to develop their own national elimination programmes in order to reach these goals. However, various gaps and challenges, such as the lack of high-quality epidemiological data, stigmatisation, and optimisation of the cascade of care, have arisen in the WHO strategic framework. The International Viral Hepatitis Elimination Meeting (IVHEM) has therefore established an expert panel made of clinicians, virologists, and public health specialists to discuss and address these challenges. This review highlights the outcome and proposed solutions to attempt at facilitating HCV elimination.

当前，全球丙型肝炎负担估计为7100万人。世界卫生组织（WHO）表示，到2030年，HCV可能会作为一种公共卫生威胁而被消除。实现这一消除目标的关键建议是将新感染减少90％，并将与肝有关的死亡率减少65％。世界卫生组织鼓励各国制定自己的国家消除计划，以实现这些目标。但是，世卫组织的战略框架中出现了各种差距和挑战，例如缺乏高质量的流行病学数据，受到侮辱和优化医疗服务。因此，国际病毒性肝炎消除会议（IVHEM）建立了由临床医生，病毒学家和公共卫生专家组成的专家小组，以讨论和应对这些挑战。