New initiatives launched to help ex-drug offenders get tested and treated for hepatitis C

Hepatitis C test kits at the official launch of the programmes at HCSA Academy. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, July 27 (The Straits Times/ANN): Two programmes to help former drug offenders get tested and treated for hepatitis C were launched on Wednesday, ahead of World Hepatitis Day on Thursday.

The Educate, Test, Treat! (ETT) programme aims to educate and provide testing for hepatitis C in high-risk groups such as former drug offenders.