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This necessitated establishing a novel model of care (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MOC<\/jats:styled-content>) to contain the epidemic, deliver patient care and ensure global treatment access. In this review, we describe the process of development of the Egyptian model and future strategies for sustainability. Although the magnitude of the <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">HCV<\/jats:styled-content> problem was known for many years, the <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">HCV<\/jats:styled-content> MOC only came into being in 2006 with the establishment of the National Committee for Control of Viral Hepatitis (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">NCCVH<\/jats:styled-content>) to set up and implement a national control strategy for the disease and other causes of viral hepatitis. The strategy outlines best practices for patient care delivery by applying a set of service principles through identified clinical streams and patient flow continuums. 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