VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System is taking part in a nationwide campaign encouraging
hepatitis C testing and treatment.

Since 2014, more than 60,000 Veterans have received new and improved antiviral drugs to cure their hepatitis C. We want our community of veterans to know that Hepatitis C, if left undetected, can ultimately take one’s life. Being screened is step one to treatment and cure. Tens of thousands of veterans enrolled in VA care have been cured of hepatitis C and we look to add to this number.

VA Eastern Kansas has currently screened over 85% of our veterans with just over 2,000 veteran patients still out there. So far, in FY17, through our screening efforts, we have identified and begun HEP C treatment on nearly 100 veteran patients.

The Topeka VA Eastern Kansas will host a Hepatitis C Open House event on Wednesday, May 31st from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm.

The Topeka VA is located at 2200 SW Gage Blvd.; the open house is in Building 1, in the Hawley Auditorium.

For more information visit: https://www.hepatitis.va.gov/patient/index.asp