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Deaths from liver cancer nearly double since the 1990s, new figures reveal
[London, 1 February 2018] Over the last two decades, deaths caused by liver cancer have increased by 80% [1] , making it one of the fastest-growing...
Charles Gore steps down as WHA President
“After ten years as President of the World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA), my term has come to an end and I step down at the end of this year. As the World...
Worldwide 52 million children living with viral hepatitis
World Hepatitis Alliance calls for better screening expectant mothers and treatment of children New data presented at this year’s World Hepatitis...
Miracle cure costs less than a budget airline flight
New data shows hepatitis C cure can cost as low as 50 dollars, and data from over 1,000 patients shows it’s highly effective Embargo: 0001H Sao Paulo...
Nine countries now on track to eliminate hepatitis C
On 1- 3 November, Ministers of Health, public health experts and NGOs will come together at the World Hepatitis Summit to advance the elimination of...
Viral Hepatitis kills more people than HIV, malaria or tuberculosis
World Hepatitis Alliance calls for immediate political action to counteract fatal trend [London, 14 September] According to the Global Burden of...
Hepatitis A vaccination for Alaskan children has wiped out the virus
A comprehensive hepatitis A vaccination program established in Alaska in the 1990s, which became a requirement for school entry in 2001, has...
Study shows universal vaccination has wiped out hepatitis B and associated liver cancer in Alaska’s young people
Updated research presented at this year’s World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Viral Hepatitis in Anchorage, Alaska, USA (8-9 August) shows that...
New research shows indigenous peoples are much more likely to be infected by hepatitis B and/or C
A new meta-analysis of global hepatitis data -- presented at this year's World Indigenous Peoples' Conference on Viral Hepatitis in Anchorage, Alaska...
Cherokee Nation American Indian Tribe showing it is possible to eliminate hepatitis C
The Cherokee Nation American Indian population is aiming to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) among its tribal citizens, where already almost half...
World Hepatitis Day sets the stage for the elimination of viral hepatitis - Press Release
World Hepatitis Alliance calls for greater collaboration to reach 2030 World Health Organization targets...
An open letter to the Cochrane Collaboration
The members of the Executive Board of the World Hepatitis Alliance are elected to represent the more than 300 million people who have the experience...
“Findings from hepatitis C study should not deter patients from seeking treatment or governments from funding it” says World Hepatitis Alliance
The World Hepatitis Alliance is concerned that the findings of the Cochrane Review on the new direct acting antiviral (DAA) hepatitis C drugs could...
World Hepatitis Alliance seeks Communications and Campaigns Officer
Our dynamic Communications team is seeking an experienced Communications and Campaigns Officer to develop and implement our external facing...
Why do we continue to put our children at unnecessary risk of liver cancer?
On International Children’s Day (1June), the World Hepatitis Alliance calls for widespread coverage of the hepatitis B birth dose vaccine to protect...
WHO’s first Global Hepatitis Report sets baseline to measure progress towards the elimination of viral hepatitis by 2030
London, 21 April 2017, The World Hepatitis Alliance today welcomes the publication of the first-ever Global Hepatitis Report by the World Health Organization (WHO). The report comes as a follow-up to WHO’s Global Strategy on Viral Hepatitis, which set a goal of eliminating viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030....
ZERO DISCRIMINATION DAY: FEAR AND IGNORANCE ROBS PEOPLE OF JOBS, EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, FRIENDSHIPS AND RELATIONSHIPS
People living with viral hepatitis are subject to stigma and discrimination in almost every aspect of their lives. Fear and ignorance have robbed...
World Day of Social Justice: fighting for our right to health
By Raquel Peck By the time you finish reading this blog, a man, woman or child will have died from viral hepatitis; a disease which can either be...
World Hepatitis Alliance President-Elect announced
Michael Ninburg appointed as WHA President-Elect Today, the World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA) Executive Board announced that, following a comprehensive...
Elimination to take centre stage at APASL 2017
The elimination of viral hepatitis to dominate discussions at the 26th Conference of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL...