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New research shows indigenous peoples are much more likely to be infected by hepatitis B and/or C
A new meta-analysis of global hepatitis data -- presented at this year's World Indigenous Peoples' Conference on Viral Hepatitis in Anchorage, Alaska...
Cherokee Nation American Indian Tribe showing it is possible to eliminate hepatitis C
The Cherokee Nation American Indian population is aiming to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) among its tribal citizens, where already almost half...
World Hepatitis Day sets the stage for the elimination of viral hepatitis - Press Release
World Hepatitis Alliance calls for greater collaboration to reach 2030 World Health Organization targets...
An open letter to the Cochrane Collaboration
The members of the Executive Board of the World Hepatitis Alliance are elected to represent the more than 300 million people who have the experience...
“Findings from hepatitis C study should not deter patients from seeking treatment or governments from funding it” says World Hepatitis Alliance
The World Hepatitis Alliance is concerned that the findings of the Cochrane Review on the new direct acting antiviral (DAA) hepatitis C drugs could...
World Hepatitis Alliance seeks Communications and Campaigns Officer
Our dynamic Communications team is seeking an experienced Communications and Campaigns Officer to develop and implement our external facing...
Why do we continue to put our children at unnecessary risk of liver cancer?
On International Children’s Day (1June), the World Hepatitis Alliance calls for widespread coverage of the hepatitis B birth dose vaccine to protect...
WHO’s first Global Hepatitis Report sets baseline to measure progress towards the elimination of viral hepatitis by 2030
London, 21 April 2017, The World Hepatitis Alliance today welcomes the publication of the first-ever Global Hepatitis Report by the World Health Organization (WHO). The report comes as a follow-up to WHO’s Global Strategy on Viral Hepatitis, which set a goal of eliminating viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030....
ZERO DISCRIMINATION DAY: FEAR AND IGNORANCE ROBS PEOPLE OF JOBS, EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, FRIENDSHIPS AND RELATIONSHIPS
People living with viral hepatitis are subject to stigma and discrimination in almost every aspect of their lives. Fear and ignorance have robbed...
World Day of Social Justice: fighting for our right to health
By Raquel Peck By the time you finish reading this blog, a man, woman or child will have died from viral hepatitis; a disease which can either be...
World Hepatitis Alliance President-Elect announced
Michael Ninburg appointed as WHA President-Elect Today, the World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA) Executive Board announced that, following a comprehensive...
Elimination to take centre stage at APASL 2017
The elimination of viral hepatitis to dominate discussions at the 26th Conference of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL...
Industry and civil Society unite to help deliver hepatitis C medication in low-and middle-income countries
Today, MasterCard signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gilead Sciences, Inc. to explore, in a pilot programme, the potential of using the...
India’s young filmmakers give a global voice to viral hepatitis survivors
Today, media charity tve today launches four powerful films that give voice to five individuals in India who have survived viral hepatitis, one of...
Leave no-one behind
On 3rd December, patients across the globe will unite to mark Patient Solidarity Day and reaffirm that patient-centred universal health coverage is...
HIV coinfection more than triples the risk of liver disease, liver failure and liver-related death from viral hepatitis
On World AIDS Day, the World Hepatitis Alliance calls for increased recognition of viral hepatitis and HIV coinfections London, 1 December 2016 –...
New WHA Executive Board announced
Our voting members have spoken and the votes have been counted! Following a fiercely contested election, we are delighted to announce our new...
WHO launches first-ever global report on access to hepatitis C treatment
New report from the World Health Organization (WHO) released today shows how political will, civil society advocacy and pricing negotiations are...
Launch of World Hepatitis Day 2016 Report
On 28 July 2016, patients, governments, organisations and many others participated the most successful World Hepatitis Day (WHD) to date, with 174...
New database sheds light on generic hep C drugs in low-and middle-income countries and how to access them
To provide information on the intellectual property status of priority medicines in 101 low-and middle-income countries, the Medicines Patent Pool (...