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09-29-2025Cross-posted from: SAMHSA NewsroomThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a division within the U.S. Department of Health and…
Hepatitis C
SAMHSA Awards $98M for Hepatitis C Elimination Initiative Pilot - Blog
Strengthening Hepatitis C Awareness and Care in the Cherokee Nation - International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 08-20-2025August brings renewed focus to Indigenous health and the needs of Indigenous communities throughout the world as we marked the International Day of the World’s… - Blog
World Hepatitis Day: Reducing the Risk of Hepatitis C 07-28-2025Today is World Hepatitis Day, and we’re sharing how to reduce your risk of getting hepatitis C. Timely testing and treatment are also key to eliminating… - Blog
OIDP Travels to Cherokee Nation in Support of Hepatitis C, HIV, and Syphilis Elimination 10-11-2024The Hepatitis C Engagement and Linkage Program (HELP) uses a syndemic approach to address hepatitis C, HIV, and syphilis in vulnerable populations. OIDP staff… - Blog
DOJ and HHS Send Letter to Medicaid Programs on Hepatitis C and Substance Use Disorders 02-26-2024In January, the Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Health and Human Services issued a joint letter (PDF, 149KB) to state Medicaid administrators urging them to… - Blog
OIDP Awards $450,000 to Cherokee Nation to Implement Hepatitis C Linkage to Care Program 10-05-2023The HHS Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy is pleased to announce the awarding of $450,000 to the Cherokee Nation through the Evaluation of… - Blog
Southern Indian Health Council Addresses Syndemic in Rural California 09-05-2023Federal leaders recently visited the Southern Indian Health Council (SIHC) in Alpine, CA, to observe its efforts to help end the HIV, hepatitis C virus (HCV),… - Blog
CDC’s Hepatitis Awareness Month Message 05-19-2022May is Hepatitis Awareness Month— a time to raise awareness that viral hepatitis continues to be a major public health threat in the United States. Hepatitis… - Blog
Ending Hepatitis is Something We Can All Do Every Day 05-03-2022May is Hepatitis Awareness Month and National Hepatitis Testing Day is May 19. Both observances, as the CDC states, “serve as a time to raise awareness of… - Blog
CDC Recommendations for Correctional and Detention Settings 04-18-2022Cross-posted from Centers for Disease Control and PreventionDear Colleagues:We are pleased to share a new quick reference document, CDC recommendations for… - Blog
Opportunity to Comment on Draft Federal Implementation Plan for the Viral Hepatitis National Strategic Plan 11-16-2021Note: Better integrating the responses to the intersection of HIV, viral hepatis, STIs, and substance use is identified as an imperative in the HIV, Viral… - Blog
HRSA Funding Opportunity for Rural Communities Opioid Response Program Implementation 11-03-2021The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) is accepting applications for the Rural Communities… - Blog
A Pathway to Success on HCV Treatment and Elimination 05-25-2021Hepatitis C virus (HCV) continues to cause high mortality, with the rate of HCV-related deaths among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people more than… - Blog
Hepatitis Awareness Month: Recognizing HIV and Hepatitis C Coinfection 05-19-2021During the month of May, the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) recognizes Hepatitis Awareness Month and Hepatitis… - Blog
Coordinating Hepatitis C and HIV Treatment in Primary Care: Health Centers Training Opportunity 04-23-2021Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV are overlapping epidemics with serious clinical implications for patients living with both. Health centers are poised to… - Blog
OIDP Congratulates 2020 Nobel Laureates Who Discovered Hepatitis C Virus 10-07-2020Cross-posted from Viral Hepatitis Blog, U.S. Dept of Health & Human ServicesThree scientists, including an NIH medical researcher, were awarded the 2020 Nobel… - Blog
HHS Announces New Organ Transplant Guidance 06-29-2020Cross-posted from HHS NewsroomUpdate Improves Transplant Safety and Access to Lifesaving Organs[On Thursday, June 25, 2020], the U.S. Department of Health and… - Blog
SAMHSA Authorizes Some CSAT Grantees to Use Funds for Self-Test Kits Amid Pandemic Response 06-10-2020The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) has authorized its Minority AIDS… - Blog
CDC Letter – May is Hepatitis Awareness Month 05-12-2020Note: Since hepatitis B and hepatitis C are common coinfections among people living with HIV and many partners across the country work to address both HIV and… - Blog
President Trump Announces Remdesivir Authorized for Emergency COVID-19 Treatment, Discusses Ending HIV and Hepatitis C 05-05-2020On May 1, 2020, President Donald J. Trump announced that the investigational antiviral drug remdesivir has been authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug…