Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 22 November 2018

Public Accounts Committee

2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence

9:00 am

Photo of Kate O'ConnellKate O'Connell (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Getting the drug to treat hepatitis was a phenomenal achievement but I compare it with cervical cancer. Australia is heading towards eradicating cervical cancer within ten years. This started in 2004 and we are now in 2018. While the HSE has made good steps, it has been with the low-hanging fruit and good advances in drug treatment. I do not see the same people being successful in eradicating cervical cancer with this approach. If we only deal with the low-hanging fruit and take the easiest options it will not work. If we do not actually know how many people have it or where they are located, it is as if we are making it up as we go along rather than a serious attempt to eliminate the disease.

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