On April 28 MSF team members in Armenia participated in Yerevan Marathon and ran to raise awareness about Hepatitis C in the country.

Since July 2023, MSF supports the implementation of a Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) project by providing technical expertise, test and treatments for patients in the capital Yerevan’s Arshakunyats Health Center and Armavir penitentiary center, around 30 km away from Yerevan.
MSF’s project follows an approach called “one stop shop” – patients can get tested, diagnosed and receive treatment all in one place, free of charge.  In particular, the project in Arshakunyats Health Center aims to improve access to Hepatitis C care for key populations (“PWID” People who Inject Drugs, ”MSM” Men who have Sex with Men, “CSW” Commercial Sex Workers), as the existing health services are not always tailored to meet the needs of this group. 

Hepatitis C is a worldwide problem and it is important to address this disease in all countries around the world, only with all the join efforts of different organizations and the different authorities on the countries it will be possible to improve the access for test and treatment and decrease he unnecessary suffering of the populations.