WQ88003 (e) Tabled on 13/04/2023

What plans does the Welsh Government have to publish an assessment of Wales’s progress towards achieving the World Health Organization metrics for the elimination of hepatitis C by 2030?

Answered by Minister for Health and Social Services | Answered on 18/04/2023

Officials have established the Hepatitis B and C Elimination Programme Oversight Group to provide a renewed strategic focus on elimination of hepatitis B and C in Wales.  The group has set out a roadmap to elimination in the form of a Welsh Health Circular which was published in January 2023.  This document contains specific actions and targets for key partners, which will be monitored by the group.

I will be receiving annual reports from the oversight group, outlining progress towards the elimination of hepatitis B and C as a public health threat in Wales.  I will ensure that a version is made available to members.