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Programmes/ Projects Supported by ATF

2018

Programmes / Projects supported by the AIDS Trust Fund in May 2018

MSS 302 R
Application: A modelling study for assessing the effect of expanded HCV testing and direct-acting antiviral therapy on the HCV epidemic among HIV-positive MSM in Hong Kong
(Executive Summary submitted by the applicant)
Applicant: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Objectives: The objectives of this project are:
  1. to assess the effect of expanded HCV testing on the incidence and prevalence of HCV among HIV-positive MSM in Hong Kong;
  2. to examine the potential impacts of scaling-up HCV DAA treatment for HIV-positive MSM in Hong Kong.
Project Duration: September 2018 to August 2019
Contact Person: Dr. Chan Pui Chung Denise
Research Fellow
Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2/F Postgraduate Education Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
Telephone: 3763 6106
Fax: 2635 4977