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PROGRAMME
Timing
Agenda item
Speaker
15:00 - 15:10
Welcome and introduction
Welcome, context and objectives of meeting
Cristian Silviu Buşoi(chair) Member of the European Parliament
Presentation of the Hepatitis B&C Public Policy Association and the Elimination Manifesto
George Kalamitsis (moderator) Hepatitis B&C Public Policy Association
15:10 – 15:45
HCV elimination in Romania
The government’s actions and plans to address and eliminate HCV in Romania
Corina Silvia Pop State Secretary at Ministry of Health
The IFN-free program in Romania
RăzvanVulcănescu President National Insurance House
The clinician perspective on the Romanian response to HCV and key challenges to elimination
Mircea Manuc Associate Professor at the Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy
The patient perspective on the Romanian response to HCV and key challenges to elimination
Marinela Debu President of APAH-RO
15:45 – 16:05
Addressing the HCV challenge: potential solutions to HCV elimination in Romania
How France is eliminating HCV and the role of screening strategies
Sylvie Deuffic-Burban Inserm. France
Best practice: harm reduction
Luís Mendão Chair of GAT Portugal (patient association)
16:05 – 16:25
The role of the EU in helping Romania in eliminating HCV
The role of the EU in supporting Romania’s efforts to eliminate HCV
Jean-Luc Sion Policy Officer DG SANTE, European Commission
Presentation of the ACHIEVE Coalition
Tatjana Reic President ELPA & Co-Chair ACHIEVE Coalition
16:25 – 16:55
Outcomes oriented discussion
Moderated by George Kalamitsis
The discussion will be based on the presented content and will aim at identifying how concrete challenges to eliminating HCV in Romania could be overcome and the role the Romanian government as well as the EU could play in this context.
Hepatitis B&C Public Policy Association
16:55 – 17:00
Wrap-up and signing of the Elimination Manifesto
Highlight of the main outcomes of the meeting & next steps
Cristian Silviu Buşoi Member of the European Parliament