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Happy Lunar New Year!
WHA is excited to launch an new initiative which will support
5 WHA members from different countries to develop and
implement action plans to increase testing and diagnosis rates
in their countries. I encourage all members to consider applying;
you can read more about this program on page 8.
WHA has also had a busy few months attending high-level
meetings across the globe. On February 21st in Manila, we
participated in a Public Health Day symposium at the annual
meeting for APASL, the Asian Pacific Association for the Liver.
WHA Board member for the WPRO region, Dee Lee, gave
powerful examples of the impact of discrimination and stigma
which are particularly prevalent issues within the region. Zero
Discrimination Day takes place on March 1st and provides
another opportunity for our community to highlight the impact
that discrimination has on those living with viral hepatitis.
Unfortunately, a new study has shown that we are likely to
miss the 2030 hepatitis elimination targets. I see this report as
yet another Call to Action. As a community, we need to hold
our governments and policymakers to account. We need to
ensure that hepatitis remains a global health priority and that
our voices are heard as we advocate for the elimination of this
global killer.
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The World Hepatitis Day 2018 Global
Summary report is out now.
Michael Ninburg
The report features details of the
activities undertaken across the
world which can be used as a source of
inspiration when planning your
WHD2019 activities.
See the report at
www.worldhepatitisalliance.org/whd-2018-global-summary
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