A note from the CEO of the World Hepatitis Alliance
This month all of us at the World Hepatitis
Alliance have been particularly encouraged to
see more and more people commit to the goal
of elimination by 2030. Our efforts to share
the NOhep message at the International Liver
Congress succeeded in really turning the event
green – the logo could be seen in presentations,
posters and merchandise everywhere
throughout the conference! The World Health
Organization provided the essential starting point
to measure progress towards achieving the 2030
elimination goal with the launch of their Global
Hepatitis Report 2017 while on a national level,
the United States confirmed that elimination
of hepatitis B and C by 2030 is achievable. Ever
keen to bring the elimination message to a wider
audience, the theme for World Hepatitis Day
will be ELIMINATE HEPATITIS and this month we
launched the new campaign that aims to bring a
human face to elimination. Yes, there’s no doubt:
“elimination” is not only a buzz word. It is here to
stay.
We hope you enjoy reading!
Contents
This month
International Liver Congress
WHO Global Hepatitis Report
WHO SEARO Regional action
plan
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World Hepatitis Day campaign
launch
NOhep Visionaries Programme
WHA Member activities
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Stay connected
www.worldhepatitisalliance.org
[email protected]
Raquel Peck
Chief Executive Officer
World Hepatitis Alliance
www.facebook.com/worldhepalliance
@Hep_Alliance
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