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EVENT: Universal Health Coverage & HIV – The Potential Impact of Collaborative Innovations with Viral Hepatitis Elimination
The World Hepatitis Alliance, in collaboration with ICE-HBV and partners, are organising a session at the Global Fund’s replenishment conference in Lyon on 8 October....
The World Hepatitis Alliance and UNITE partner to combat viral hepatitis
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (September 26, 2019) The World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA) and UNITE, the global parliamentarians network to end HIV/AIDS, viral...
Universal Health Coverage: what it means for viral hepatitis
- written by Cary James, World Hepatitis Alliance CEO On Monday 23rd September I attended the United Nations (UN) High Level Meeting on Universal...
WHA and UNITE host side meeting at the United Nations High-Level Meeting on UHC
Securing political leadership and innovative funding to achieve Universal Health Coverage. Where: UNAIDS New York office, 801 2nd Avenue/43rd St....
United Against Hepatitis- A Network for Hepatitis Free Society
In 2016, 194 governments including that of India committed to eliminating viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030. In doing so, India has committed to diagnosing 30 per cent of people living with viral hepatitis by 2020 and 90 per cent of people by 2030....
World Hepatitis Alliance and IAPAC Announce Fast-Track Cities Partnership
The World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA) and the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC) announced a new partnership today on the first day of the Fast-Track Cities 2019 conference in London....
hepinion: Exploring a pioneering catalytic funding mechanism for elimination in Uzbekistan
In Uzbekistan around 5,300 people die each year from liver disease and cancer related to hepatitis B or C. The tragedy is that almost all of these deaths are preventable. Uzbekistan, like many other low- to middle-income countries, faces a huge economic and social burden because of viral hepatitis. With no global funder present to help them to tackle the disease, new innovative models of financing need to be explored to make hepatitis elimination a reality....
PRIME® launch Practical Toolkit for Building a Successful Partnership with High-Risk Hepatitis C Patients.
Leading healthcare education and research company PRIME® has launched a practical toolkit aimed at aligning patients and providers in the prevention and treatment of hepatitis C....
World Hepatitis Day special: hepVoice August is Out Now
The August 2019 edition of hepVoice, the monthly e-magazine from the World Hepatitis Alliance....
hepinion: We must invest in viral hepatitis
Earlier this year JHEP released an article entitled ‘Global progress on the elimination of viral hepatitis as a major public health threat: An analysis of WHO Member State responses 2017’. Encouragingly, the article concludes that countries are making progress with respect to national hepatitis planning. However, there remains a major issue: financing....
hepVoice July is Out Now
The July 2019 edition of hepVoice, the monthly e-magazine from the World Hepatitis Alliance...
Presidents message ahead of World Hepatitis Day
World Hepatitis Day is the one day when the world unites to celebrate the progress made towards the elimination of viral hepatitis. Progress that has...
hepinion: stigma and discrimination affects everyone
On April 21, 2019, the shocking news came out that Pakistani cricketer Shadab Khan had been ruled out of the series against England prior to the Cricket World Cup 2019 after being diagnosed with hepatitis C. Shadab is a key player of Pakistan, the only specialist spinner in the 15 player squad. It’s really unfortunate for someone just diagnosed with hepatitis C to be withdrawn from their duties, and entirely unnecessary. If a renowned player like Shadab Khan became a victim of discrimination than what about common people?...
hepVoice June is Out Now
The June 2019 edition of hepVoice, the monthly e-magazine from the World Hepatitis Alliance...
WORLD HEPATITIS ALLIANCE SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO INCREASE THE DIAGNOSIS OF VIRAL HEPATITIS
A new digital tool released today (20 June) will support advocacy efforts to find the 290 million people who are unaware that they are living with...
hepinion: The evidence is in, governments need to recognise the value of civil society
Cary James, CEO of World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA), explores the importance and impact of civil society engagement in the creation and implementation of hepatitis elimination strategies...
hepVoice May is Out Now
The May 2019 edition of hepVoice, the monthly e-magazine from the World Hepatitis Alliance...
hepinion: Patients have an important role to play in the development of a hepatitis B cure
In April the International Coalition to Eliminate Hepatitis B (ICE-HBV) launched the ‘Global Scientific Strategy to Cure hepatitis B’, setting out a roadmap for the global scientific community to discover a cure for hepatitis B. In this opinion piece, WHA President-elect Dr Su Wang discusses the important role patients have to play in the development of a hepatitis B cure....
hepVoice April is Out Now
The April 2019 edition of hepVoice, the monthly e-magazine from the World Hepatitis Alliance...
Vacancy: Project Coordinator
The World Hepatitis Alliance is currently recruiting for a Project Coordinator to assist with the ongoing delivery of World Hepatitis Alliance...