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World Hepatitis Alliance welcomes three new board members
The World Hepatitis Alliance is delighted to welcome three new members to its executive board...
hepVoice December is out now
The latest issue of hepVoice is out now. In this issue: + Meet WHA's new board members; + WHO report: Ignoring the health of people in prisons now...
World Hepatitis Day 2019 Summary Report out now
With photographs and details of World Hepatitis Alliance member activities, a summary of major commitments and announcements from national governments, and impressive impact statistics, the World Hepatitis Day 2019 Summary Report is designed to demonstrate the impact of World Hepatitis Day (WHD) and to provide inspiration to others planning WHD activities for 2020....
hepinion: 2019, a year to remember
by Cary James, WHA CEO We have come to the end of another year and I believe it’s important that we take time to pause and briefly reflect on the...
Catch up on the FIND webinar on hepatitis C diagnostics
On Wednesday the 27th November we were joined by FIND for a webinar on the diagnositcs landscape of hepatitis C testing. If you missed the webinar...
hepVoice November is Out Now
The latest issue of hepVoice is out now. In this issue: + Global hepatology societies call for better hepatitis C testing and access to treatment; +...
hepinion: decentralisation and task shifting will accelerate the elimination of viral hepatitis
We will not achieve the elimination of hepatitis C if we do not reach those most at-risk and most affected. The decentralisation of services will help us test, treat and cure marginalised and at-risk communities, wherever they are....
Nominate your candidate to stand for election as a WHA Regional Board Member.
Nominations are open for candidates to stand for election as the World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA) Regional Board Members for the African (AFRO),...
hepVoice October is out now
The latest issue of hepVoice is out now. In this issue: World Hepatitis Alliance welcomes 10 new members; Universal Health Coverage: what it means...
hepinion: global funders must join the fight for hepatitis elimination
by Dr Philip Bruggman Earlier this month, the Global Fund met for its sixth replenishment meeting in Lyon, France, where it achieved its ambitious...
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....