
Marion Pellegrini
Clinical Manager
mpellegrini@sfaf.org
We provide free hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing, treatment, cure and support for people in our communities including people who have or currently inject. We strongly believe that everyone living with HCV deserves to know they are HCV-positive and be cured.
We eliminate barriers preventing people from getting tested and cured, offer treatment at our Harm Reduction Center, provide medication storage to people without housing, support with case management and wrap-around services, and assist participants to achieve secondary goals. All medical and support visits occur at our Harm Reduction Center.
All of our services are free. You do not have to be sober to access hepatitis C treatment.
The Hepatitis C Wellness Program includes:
Clinical Manager
mpellegrini@sfaf.org
First off, I would like to say that I owe my life to the program. All of the staff work really hard to make sure everyone is helped as much as possible. This group has really been beneficial in training me how to not become reinfected, thus enabling me to pass that information on to others that really need it!Hep C Wellness Program Participant
End Hep C SF envisions a San Francisco where hepatitis C is no longer a public health threat, and hepatitis C related health inequities have been eliminated.
The Harm Reduction Center is a place of welcome and a pathway to improved health and healing. Located in the Tenderloin/SoMa neighborhood, the Harm Reduction Center provides health services and supplies that help people who inject drugs manage their health, prevent overdose, and stop HIV and hepatitis C transmission.
New programs in San Francisco are addressing the “silent epidemic” that affects more than 12,000 community members. HCV cure is possible, but many people don’t know it’s an option.
Hepatitis C is a virus transmitted through contact with infected blood, which can happen when needles and syringes are shared, during sex, and in other ways.
Overdose prevention sites reduce public injecting and prevent discarded syringes, save cities money, and improve the health of people who inject.
Innovative HCV cure initiatives in San Francisco prioritize high-needs people who may still be actively injecting drugs.
Syringe access programs combat the spread of infectious diseases among people who use injection drugs, improve participant health, and increase linkage to social services including drug treatment.
The hepatitis C virus can live in rectal fluid and semen, which is why it can be transmitted during sex.
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