England is “on the cusp” of becoming one of the first countries in the world to eliminate hepatitis C, health officials have said. NHS England said the nation is one of a handful of countries globally to have already exceeded the World Health Organisation benchmark of treating 80% of all known cases. Since 2015, more than 100,000 people have been diagnosed and treated for hepatitis C, often referred to as “hep C”, according to NHS England. / Credit: PAChief executive of The Hepatitis C Trust, Rachel Halford, said: “We are on the cusp of one of the most significant public health achievements in our country’s history. Dr Sema Mandal, from the UK Health Security Agency, said: “We are making significant progress towards eliminating hepatitis C as a public health threat.