Program Description:
South Texas has 4.7 million residents (69% are Hispanic/Latino). Income inequality, poverty, and poorer health outcomes are more widespread in southern states, compared to the rest of the nation. Nearly 400,000 residents of TX are living with the Hepatitis C virus (HCV), with county-based prevalence rates from 1%-3%. Texas Department of State Health Services has recently presented data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showing that Bexar County is a molecular genetic surveillance epicenter for a cluster of increasing transmission of people living with HIV. HIV accelerates the progression of liver disease in people co-infected with both HIV and HCV compared to those with HCV only. It is therefore important that co-infected patients are cured of HCV infection.
Eligibility:
-Agency Intake Completion
-HIV positive
-Hepatitis C positive with confirmatory test result
Non-Insured:
-Eligibility for facility services
Insured:
-We accept all health insurances
Treatment options for Hepatitis C:
– Confirmatory test result
– FibroScan
– Once confirmed, 1 pill a day for 8 to 12 weeks
– Follow up thereafter
Contact information:
Rosetti Hoffman, Project Coordinator
210-688-5795
rosettih@aarcsa.com