Hepatitis C Peer to Peer Project

To measure the success of their work the peers conduct a survey with 150 drug users to find out how much knowledge they already have about hepatitis C and develop information strategies to improve it. The survey is repeated every six months to quantify the knowledge gain and improved attention to hepatitis C among the drug users. The study will be conducted in three cities: Berne, Basel and Zurich, with Berne and Basel serving as the control group.

You will soon find more information about the peer project on this website.

Five peers recruited among OAT patients and two who have helped to establish the Swiss Hepatitis C Association SHCA were recruited for this project and hired for at least two years.

The peers receive training in basic information on hepatitis C, forms of infection, increased accompanying risks, therapy and medication.

Peers
Robert Hahn, Andreas Hüttenmoser, Marcel Kägi, Anton Kohler (SHCA), Simone Murbach, Michela Viadante, Oliver Wehrli (SHCA)

Project Management
Philip Bruggmann (PD Dr. med., Head of Internal Medicine), Martin Luck (MAS Social Management, Project Manager), Luis Falcato (Lic. Phil., Head of Research)

FOPH, Gilead Switzerland, Abbvie, MSD, Fondation Sana, Hans and Gertrude Oetiker Foundation.

Thank You!