C-Nous: drug users support their peers in the screening and treatment of HCV: the sponsorship project

Abstract: The “C-Nous” project, conducted in collaboration with the Asud Mars Say Yeah Association and the SESSTIM research unit, is a mentorship and peer-based intervention with people who use or have used drugs (PWUD) and cured of HCV. The project aims to offer a tailor-made training for mentors and support for PWUD on screening and, if necessary, towards HCV treatment through direct-acting antiviral treatments (DAAs). The need for easier access to these new treatments raises new challenges that peer support seeks to address.