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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 (...
Interested in leading a global organisation in the fight to eliminate viral hepatitis?
The World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA) is seeking nominations for two key offices; President-Elect and Regional Executive Board Members, to drive action...
Europe Adopts Regional Action Plan to Eliminate Viral Hepatitis
Today, representatives from the 53 countries in the WHO European Region adopted the first-ever Action Plan for viral hepatitis. The Action Plan,...
CHANGE OF DATE: WORLD HEPATITIS SUMMIT 2017
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Committee of the World Hepatitis Summit - comprising the World Hepatitis Alliance; World Health Organization and...
100 ACTIVISTS STAGE A “DIE-IN” TO SEND A POWERFUL MESSAGE TO WORLD LEADERS TO ELIMINATE VIRAL HEPATITIS
On World Hepatitis Day, the World Hepatitis Alliance and The Hepatitis C Trust, held the first hepatitis “die-in” at Piccadilly Circus in London to...
Globally, 95% of people living with a cancer-causing illness are unaware
On World Hepatitis Day, the World Hepatitis Alliance is calling for a dramatic scale up in viral hepatitis testing to reduce liver cancer deaths...
Treatment of hepatitis C has more than doubled since 2013. Yet 99% of people are still being denied the life-saving cure
On World Hepatitis Day, the World Hepatitis Alliance is calling for a dramatic scale up in testing and treatment across all countries to reduce the...
Viral hepatitis is the 7th leading killer worldwide, killing more people than HIV, TB or malaria
Viral hepatitis has become the seventh leading cause of death and disability in the world, killing more people in a year than HIV/AIDs, tuberculosis...
WHA presents Knowledge for Change webinar series to enhance hepatitis knowledge
Advocacy is a powerful tool but in order to effectively advocate and bring about change, it is important to first build our knowledge in key areas...
Governments on track to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030
194 Member States commit to eliminating viral hepatitis at World Health Assembly On 28 May, 194 Member States made a historic commitment to eliminate...
A make-or-break moment for the first viral hepatitis strategy
REPOSTED FROM DEVEX : By Jenny Lei Ravelo @JennyLeiRavelo Six years ago, advocates against viral hepatitis experienced a huge win: Member states at...
7.1 million lives to be saved if governments agree to eliminate global killer
The World Hepatitis Alliance is calling on 194 Member States to support the adoption of the World Health Organization’s first ever Elimination...
Animated video launched to help support the adoption of WHO’s Viral Hepatitis Strategy at the World Health Assembly
To coincide with the 69th World Health Assembly, the World Hepatitis Alliance has launched an animated video to showcase the importance of WHO’s...
World Hepatitis Alliance supports UK member in fight for patient rights
The World Hepatitis Alliance is supporting The Hepatitis C Trust, a UK based charity, in their law-suit against National Health Service (NHS) England...
Launch of Regional Action Plan for Viral Hepatitis in the Western Pacific 2016–2020
In the Western Pacific Region, more people die from viral hepatitis than from HIV, tuberculosis and malaria combined. The Region has a quarter of the...
Welcoming two new members to the World Hepatitis Alliance
The World Hepatitis Alliance continues to grow as we welcome two new member organisations. Our membership is now made up of over 230 groups in 82...