The Hep-cast
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- Update frequency
- every 27 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 13
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2022
S2#4 Health equality: fighting for testing and treatment among migrant and refugee populations
“I never felt the need of sharing my story at work, because I don't know how much they know about hepatitis B, and the moment they know that hepatitis B is contagious they would judge me” says Sidney…
S2 #3 Inside Prisons: The hepatitis care pathway for incarcerated people
“We have these little conversations privately, as discreetly as possible, because there is a lot of stigma in prison settings… these guys know that we've been to prison so when we're speaking to some…
S2 #2 Youth Can’t Wait – Empowering Young People in the Fight against Hepatitis
David Urick was born with hepatitis B but was only told when he was teenager. The confusion and stigma that followed had a profound and life changing impact on overcoming drug use, attempted suicide …
S2 #1 Women Leading the Fight to Protect the Next Generation from Hepatitis
“I was nervous being a first-time mum, but also about potentially passing hepatitis B to my child” says Nafisa Yussf, a Hepatitis Community Advocate living with hepatitis B in Australia.
In this firs…
Series 2 Trailer
In Series Two of the Hep-cast we will focus on the lives of those impacted by viral hepatitis globally, including mothers, young people, people who have been incarcerated, refugees and migrants.
The H…
S1 #7 The Global Movement to Eliminate Viral Hepatitis
In this season's final episode, our panel discusses the power of the global hepatitis movement and their willingness to achieve the elimination of viral hepatitis as a public health threat, including…
S1 #6 UK in Focus: Collaborate to Eliminate
This episode speaks to three women whose organisations are working together to achieve the elimination of hepatitis C in their community. Our host, Dr Sarah Jarvis, is joined by Shabana Begum, the So…
S1 #5 UK in Focus: Elimination is Possible
In the first of our two ‘UK in Focus’ episodes, our panel discusses the current status of hepatitis C elimination in the UK and share good practice initiatives that are making elimination possible. O…
S1 #4 Ending the chain of transmission
This episode focuses on the role of harm reduction services in protecting vulnerable people from hepatitis C. Host Sarah Jarvis hears from Heidi Fridriksdottir, Project Manager of the TrapHepC initia…
S1 #3 Breaking Barriers to Treatment
In this episode our focus turns to treatment as we explore the power of cure and how to successfully take treatment to the people who need it most. Host Sarah Jarvis is joined by Maka Gogia, Program …
S1 #2 Finding the Missing Millions
This second episode focusses on testing and how finding the ‘missing millions’ is essential to eliminate hepatitis C. Our host, Dr Sarah Jarvis, is joined by Manal El Sayed from the Egyptian National…
S1 #1 Engagement
This first episode explores how people who have been affected by hepatitis C are leading the fight against the virus in their communities. Sarah Jarvis, our host, is joined by Cary James of the World…
Trailer
The Hep-cast is about the people fighting to eliminate hepatitis C (HCV), a silent killer that affects 71 million people worldwide. Join us as we go beyond the statistics to explore the human impact …