Médecins Sans Frontières - WEBCLIP - Ukraine Hepatits C, Mykolaiv (2nd version ENG)

Unique Identifier Code / URN MSF322442

Date taken / Date Recorded 26/05/2020 12:00 AM

Country Ukraine

Commissioning section MSF-SWITZERLAND

Copyright MSF

Usage Rights (MSF) External Media, MSF Fundraising, MSF Publications, Social Media

Formal Consent Copy available no

Editor's rating ★★★ (F)

Video format h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661)

Duration 2m30s

Maximum Size 1920px × 1080px 266.16 MB

Additional Information / Shotlist Andriy - peer to peer educator

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In 1995, I found out I was HIV positive.

I also had hepatitis C.

I lived in the hospital and the doctor went out
and said that I had HIV
and that I will not survive for more than 2 years. 

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In Ukraine, around 3.6 per cent of the population may be living with hepatitis C.

After successfully recovering from hepatitis C, Andriy began working for MSF as a peer to peer educator.

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My objective, first of all,
is to find a drive within the patient, to find a desire and motivation to undergo the treatment.

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Peer to peer educators have an important role in the treatment of hepatitis C.

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– Viktor – former patient

Andriy explained to me why it’s important to be treated.

And why it is important that I get rid of hepatitis C only under medical supervision.

He told me what the possible consequences could be if I did not start treatment in time.

He gave me examples from his own life.

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– Aleksandr – former patient

He has undergone all the treatment, so he knows the way.

He knows how to get from point A to point B,
from life with hepatitis C to life without it.

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MSF also provide tests, medications, laboratory equipment and supplies.
The comprehensive patient support model led to a treatment success rate of almost 94 percent.
Over 1,150 patients with hepatitis C have successfully completed treatment with generic drugs.