Countries across the globe can apply for bronze, silver, and gold tiers based on their achievement of elimination targets.

WHO gold tier targets identifying at least 80% of individuals living with hepatitis C and treating at least 70% of those diagnosed.

Egypt, having diagnosed 87% of diseased people and given 93% of those diagnosed curative treatment, has thus achieved the gold tier.

The country is on its way to meeting all elimination targets by 2030.

In barely over a decade, Egypt has successfully reduced its prevalence of hepatitis C from 10% to 0.38%, transitioning from one of the highest rates in the world to one of the lowest.

The key players in achieving the 99% cure rate include:

The National Committee for Control of Viral Hepatitis

100 million Seha campaign

Locally manufactured antivirals