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Organisations and further reading
Support organisations Hep C Trust – information and resources relating to Hepatitis C http://www.hepctrust.org.uk/ Hep C Trust - information and resources in Urdu http://www.hepctrust.org.uk/urdu-link British Liver Trust information on Hepatitis B http://www.britishlivertrust.org.uk/liver-information/liver-conditions/hepatitis-b/ British Liver Trust – information on liver disease http://www.britishlivertrust.org.uk/ British Liver Trust – information in Urdu, Bengali, Hindi and Punjabi http://www.britishlivertrust.org.uk/publications/translations/ Talking From The Heart - films for emotional support in Urdu, Somali and Sylheti/Bengali www.talkingfromtheheart.org Counselling Directory - find a qualified counsellor near you www.counsellingdirectory.org.uk Information and reference World Hepatitis Alliance – linking organisations and information globally http://www.worldhepatitisalliance.org/en/ WHO Europe website, Hepatitis Data & Statistics http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/communicable-diseases/hepatitis/data-and-statistics WHO Hepatitis B Factsheet http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs204/en/index.html WHO Hepatitis C Factsheet http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs164/en/index.html NHS Choices - information on hepatitis B http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Hepatitis-B/Pages/Introduction.aspx NHS Choices - information on hepatitis C http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Hepatitis-C/Pages/Introduction.aspx HCV Action - resources for medical professionals http://www.hcvaction.org.uk/medical-professional Reports IFPMA (2014) Towards a sustainable, intersectoral approach to viral hepatitis http://www.ifpma.org/news/news-releases/news-details/article/stop-silent-epidemic-research-based-pharmac.html World Health Organisation (2014) Guidelines for the screening, care and treatment of persons with hepatitis C infection http://www.who.int/hiv/pub/hepatitis/hepatitis-c-guidelines/en/ World Health Organisation (2013) Global policy report on the prevention and control of viral hepatitis http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/85397/1/9789241564632_eng.pdf?ua=1 Hep C Trust (2013) The uncomfortable truth: hepatitis C in England - the state of the nation http://www.hcvaction.org.uk/sites/default/files/resources/The%20Uncomfortable%20Truth.pdf Public Health England (2013) Hepatitis C in the UK: 2013 Report http://www.hpa.org.uk/webc/HPAwebFile/HPAweb_C/1317139502302 G Uddin et al (2009) ‘Prevalence of chronic viral hepatitis in people of south Asian ethnicity living in England: the prevalence cannot necessarily be predicted from the prevalence in the country of origin’ Journal of Viral Hepatitis, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2893.2009.01240.x Health Protection Agency (2006) Migrant Health: A Baseline Report, Chapter 4: Hepatitis B pp59-65 http://www.hpa.org.uk/webc/HPAwebFile/HPAweb_C/1201767922096 |
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