To successfully eliminate Hepatitis C (HCV), it is critically important to reach people who have never tested before, people who do not attend clinical services, and members of key populations. Community HCV testing, offering testing in communities of key populations such as people who inject drugs, has proven to be an effective way to reach these individuals.

To gain a better understanding of which barriers exist for providing community testing in various EU Member countries, we conducted a telephone survey with representatives of harm reduction services and of NGOs that offer low-threshold services to drug users.

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