GLOBAL HCV WORKING GROUP

A Global HCV Working Group has been established to help guide the Network’s activities. The Working Group is comprised of volunteer members with knowledge and expertise in:

- Issues related to the HCV epidemic including its determinants and impact internationally;

- Canadian and/or international best practices in HCV research and surveillance, prevention, diagnosis, and/or treatment;

- Knowledge of Canadian and/or international hepatitis C resources for policy makers, practitioners, professionals, organizations delivering hepatitis C programmes, and/or organizations representing people living with hepatitis C; and

- Knowledge of, or access to, information about innovative hepatitis C programmes, studies, research, news, and events taking place in Canada or globally.

The Global HCV Working Group includes representatives from:

· Aga Khan University and Hospital, Pakistan

· Asia Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) and Al-Mansoura University, Egypt

· BC Centre for Disease Control and University of British Columbia

· Canadian Society for International Health (CSIH)

· Health Canada

· London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

· Newfoundland Public Health Laboratory and Memorial University

· NHS Tayside and University of Dundee

· The Ottawa Hospital

· Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

· Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

· Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (WHO/TDR)

· University of Alberta

· World Health Organization Headquarters (WHO)

· WHO Regional Office for Europe

· World Hepatitis Alliance