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World Hepatitis Alliance member activities WHA Member updates from around the world Members advocating together Exasperated by Russia’s lack of national strategy, Aleksey Lakhov of United Against Hepatitis used the Summit as an opportunity to record video messages from activists from around the world. Directing their pleas at Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, delegates called for Russia to develop and implement a national hepatitis strategy immediately. Members’ take on WHS2017 And finally, the feedback from WHA members speaks for itself. We have been overwhelmed by the number of blogs, articles and even podcasts authored by WHA members. The response highlights what a truly ground-breaking event the Summit is and the huge benefit it has to our community. Here is just a selection of views on WHS2017: • Teresa Casanovas, ASSCAT, Spain • Melisa Dickie, CATIE, Canada • Melanie Eagle, Hepatitis Victoria, Australia • Fundación HCV Sin Fronteras, Argentina • Tove Frisch, Riksforeningen Hepatit C (RHC), Sweden • Carlos Varaldo, Grupo Otimismo, Brazil We love to highlight the great work of our members, so get in touch with updates on your national activities. 18 hep Voice November/December 2017 hep Voice November/December 2017 19