Note from our CEO
This month has seen hepatitis in the news:
at the UN we saw the launch of the first-ever
United Nations Common Position on Ending
HIV, TB and Viral Hepatitis through Intersectoral
Collaboration in the WHO European Region;
Egypt launched a large scale testing and
treatment drive to eliminate hepatitis amongst
its 52 million citizens and in England we saw
the launch of the blood inquiry, an investigation
into how thousands of people were given
infected blood leaving many with hepatitis C.
All of these actions were made possible by the
hard work of WHA members.
Indeed, WHA members are leading the
way in the battle against hepatitis and I
remain inspired by their determination and
commitment that leads to these results. Yet,
s we celebrate these successes, we know that
more needs to be done to ensure that we find
the missing millions and eliminate this global
killer. WHA has recently updated its 2018-2020
Strategy which sets out what we will be doing
to find the missing millions. Enjoy the reading!
Raquel Peck
Chief Executive Officer
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6 Civil Society in the Development of Technology
8 Find the Missing Millions: examples from
around the world: Villeneuve Les Maguelone
9 WHA President, Michael Ninburg addresses the Hep C
Community Summit held before INSHU 2018
10 The NOhep Medical Visionaries Programme is
launched in Africa
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WHA board member for Africa, Kenneth Kabagambe,
Attends the WHO Regional Workshop on Hepatitis
Strategic Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation.
12 Wall of Stories: Elaine’s story
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