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Nominate your regional board member

2020 is an election year. The time has come again for WHA members to have a say about who is representing them at a regional level.  

Three new board members for the EURO, SEARO and PAHO regions will be elected in January 2020 to begin their two-year term. 

We call on you to nominate candidates to represent your region.   

How to nominate a candidate?  

  1. Carefully review the role description with a particular focus on the person specification to ensure the person you have in mind fulfils all of the criteria for the role. The candidate must reside in the country in which the nominating organisation is based. 

  2. Return the nomination form duly completed in English to elections@worldhepatitisalliance.org by 7th December 2020 including ‘WHA 2020 Election’ in the subject line. Please note that the front page of the form must be completed by yourself and page 2-4 by the candidate; failure to follow the instructions stipulated may result in the nomination not being considered.  

Download all the documents you need to nominate a candidate here

Don’t miss the deadline! 

Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any queries.  

Thank you.  

WHA Team

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Hepatitis and PWID/harm reduction 

 

11:35 – 11:40  

Chair: WHO – Intro and set the scene.  

 

11:40 – 11:55  

Co-chair:  EMCDDA – Monitoring viral hepatitis elimination among PWID in Europe. 

 

11:55 – 12:00 

ID 29: Ema Pos (not yet registered) 

Title: If the mountain won’t come to Mohammed: lessons from a decentralized Infectious Disease consultation. 

 

12:05 – 12:10  

ID 152: Brian Conway (Registered in person) 

Title: Community Pop-up Clinic: Cascade of Care and HCV Treatment of Vancouver’s inner-city PWID Populations.

 

12:10 – 12:15 

ID 212: Jasmine West (not yet registered) 

Title: From lived experience to lived expertise: a syndemic approach. 

 

12:15 – 12:20 

ID: 299 Mercy Nyakowa (Registered in person) 

Title: HCV and HBV prevalence and associated risk factors among people who inject drugs (PWIDs) in Kenya 

 

12:20 – 12:25 

ID: 133 Nalinikanta Rajkumar (Registered in person) 

Title: Rapid regimen of HBV vaccination: Does it work for high risk groups?  

 

12:25 – 12:30 

Q&A and closing remarks   

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effective case finding strategies

Supported by Vir Biotechnology, Inc

During this session you will hear from hepatitis Delta expert, Dr. Maria Buti, and a patient who has lived with hepatitis Delta in a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Carey Hwang, Chief Medical Officer (interim) of Vir Biotechnology. This panel will inform perspectives on patient needs, opportunities for enhanced screening, and strengthening linkages to care.

Session Agenda

14:40 – 14:45    

Panel overview and introductions facilitated by Dr Carey Hwang (Vir Biotechnology)

14:45 – 15:05   

Panel discussion: Dr Maria Buti (University Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Spain), Milanka Barbosa, Dr Carey Hwang (Chief Medical Officer interim), Vir Biotechnology

15:05 – 15:10    

Final remarks and close