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Advocate urges City Council to fund hepatitis B and C elimination effort
Summary
Janine Garriga asked the committee on health to increase the city's investment in a viral hepatitis initiative by $2,760,000, to bring total funding to $5,000,000, saying nearly 330,000 New Yorkers live with chronic hepatitis B or C and more investment is needed to expand testing, treatment and cures.
Janine Garriga, who identified herself as a hepatitis C mentor and support group educator, told the committee on health that "nearly 330,000 New Yorkers are living with chronic hepatitis B or C" and urged the council to sustain and expand funding for education, testing, treatment and care.
Garriga said the city's hepatitis work is producing results: she…
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