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Understanding Hepatitis C Virus in First Nations Populations in Ontario: Estimating the Health and Economic Impact of Infection

Research Goal

  • Through partnershipwith OFNHAEC, to quantify the health and economic impact of HCV among First Nations people in Ontario

Background: Rationale and Goal

  • An estimated 220,000 Canadians are living with Hepatitis C viral (HCV) infection
  • Treatment regimens are highly effective with cure rates exceeding 95%
  • 44% are unaware of their diagnosis
  • Without treatment, over 41% of those infected may develop liver cirrhosis
  • HCV has been described as a colonial illness, with risk factors such as injection drug use, linked to trauma caused by colonial stress