Here are the comparison figures for Hepatitis C patient treatment numbers in New Zealand 2007 2010.
| Patients treated for Hepatitis C in New Zealand | ||
| 2010 | 2007 | |
| Auckland | 45 | 88 |
| Bay of plenty | 44 | 10 |
| Canterbury | 93 | 73 |
| Capital and coast | 43 | 35 |
| Counties Manuka | 38 | 17 |
| Hawkes Bay | 11 | 12 |
| Hutt Valley | 20 | 15 |
| Lakes | 19 | 13 |
| mid central | 28 | 8 |
| Nelson / Marlborough | 26 | 11 |
| Northland | 29 | 15 |
| Otago | 47 | 17 |
| South Canterbury | 7 | |
| Southland | 15 | 7 |
| Tairawhiti | 2 | |
| Taranaki | 25 | 3 |
| Waikato | 35 | 24 |
| Wairarapa | 3 | 0 |
| Waitemata | 55 | 35 |
| West Coast | 16 | 11 |
| Whanganui | 16 | 14 |
| 616 | 408 | |
* The 2007 figures come from New Zealand Ministry of Health Stock take of Existing Services May 2007 May 2008
* The Christchurch (2007) figures come from a official information request to Canterbury DHB
* The 2010 figures come from a reply to a official information act request from Hon Tony Ryall NZ Minister of Health Feb 2010
(note the 2010 figures received were for 11 months I have added a estimated monthly figure for December 2010 to bring figures up to a year for comparison purposes).
Numbers treated for Hepatitis C in New Zealand overall increased during the period 2007 – 2010
Numbers treated for Hepatitis C in New Zealand overall increased from 408 in 2007 to 616 in 2010.
One reason for the increase may be the 2009 Pharmac funding of treatment for genotype 2 & 3 patients who according to Prof Ed Gane make up 40 to 45 per cent of NZ hep c patients. Previously these patients were not eligible for funded treatment and were under treated in some DHB regions, such as Otago.
There is a noticeable increase in numbers treated in some regions.
And a decline in some regions such as Auckland.
If you’re a hepatitis C patient access to treatment has improved especially if you have genotype 2 or 3 , or live in one of the regions with substantial improvement in treatment numbers, such as Taranaki from 3 patients in 2007 to 23 in 2010
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