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HepaGo – Supporting people living on the streets during the pandemic
This unique program supports people who use drugs and s*x workers who live or work on the streets during the COVID-19 pandemic in Budapest. There are much more effective pills today to cure Hepatitis C infection than interferon treatment. Direct-acting antiviral (DAA) medications can treat your potentially life-threatening HCV infection in a few months, without any serious side effects. The problem is that even though treatment with these new types of drugs is available and covered by the health care system in Hungary, marginalised people such as homeless people, people who use drugs, and s*x workers either do not know about it, do not have a connection to the care system, or do not contact it due to previous negative experiences. This is what HepaGo wants to change. The other important aim of the project is to provide basic harm reduction and hygienic equipment during the COVID-19 epidemic and lockdowns. Many people they meet are homeless and do not have access to basic hygiene, so they give them masks, disinfectant gel, rubber gloves, and wipes. Without these, people living on the streets are not able to go to a store or even get on the tram. https://drogriporter.hu/en/hepago-supporting-people-living-on-the-streets-during-the-pandemic/?fbclid=IwAR2sNE7vqvqZDEHM58PwCUN4FWz7bBBwbZgUGKUFU5d8vKq_HUw_4DO5IVo
