Overview

• Governments and NGOs staged community rapid-testing events in public spaces and distributed hepatitis A and B vaccines at municipal clinics to reach underserved populations.
• Spain’s decade-long strategy has cured over 172,400 hepatitis C patients, cutting national prevalence to 0.14% and leaving fewer than 55,000 cases to treat.
• The IMSS in México conducted more than 350,000 rapid hepatitis C screenings in 2024 and continues integrating immunization and sterile-procedure education into its outreach.
• Argentine provinces such as Córdoba, Salta, Rosario and Jujuy organized mobile testing units, on-site vaccination clinics and public education sessions during weeklong awareness activities.
• Experts note that modern direct-acting antivirals cure over 95% of hepatitis C infections in 8 to 12 weeks and stress the importance of regular testing and safe practices to close remaining gaps.