Note from our CEO
We’re kicking off this month by marking Zero
Discrimination Day with the launch of our new campaign,
#StigmaStops. As our new report confirms, stigma is
experienced by almost everyone affected by viral hepatitis.
On page 10 we share different experiences of stigma and
discrimination and highlight how talking about the issues
helps to tackle stigma. Turn to page 8 to find out how you
can join our efforts.
From denial of work opportunities to producing barriers
to healthcare, #StigmaStops the majority of people living
with viral hepatitis enjoying the quality of life they deserve.
There is hope though. Efforts are being made in the
Philippines to overcome discrimination in the workplace
(more on page 4) while our Find the Missing Millions
survey allows you to share the biggest barriers to diagnosis
in your country and suggest ways to overcome them (turn
to page 6 to have your say).
By coming together as community to challenge
misconceptions and act on violations, we can stop stigma.
Contents
Regulars
3
This month in numbers
Hep headlines
5
Commitments to elimination, stigma policies, generics
For the diary
Zero Discrimination Day, Commission on Narcotic
Drugs, APASL
Features
6
In action: Find the Missing Millions
12
14
Barriers to diagnosis in your country
Focus: Viral hepatitis: not just a silent killer but
also a silencer
Stigma experienced by people living with viral hepatitis
Wall of Stories snapshots: #StigmaStops me
speaking out
Su Wang shares her experiences
Stay connected
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11,000
patients in
At least
Moldova will receive hepatitis C
treatment in 2018.
18 members of the US House of
Representatives call for compulsory
license on patents for hepatitis C
treatments.
7
New
point solution to end
hepatitis C endorsed by WHA
member Action Hepatitis Canada
(AHC).
10
Initiative launched in
villages
across Egypt by WHA member
Association of Liver Patients Care
(ALPC) to treat anaemia induced by
hepatitis C treatment.
215 individuals from 71
We hope you enjoy reading!
Raquel Peck
Chief Executive Officer
A round-up of some of this
month’s stand-out facts and
figures:
Hepatitis C treatment, new initiatives, Summit
4
This month in
numbers
www.worldhepatitisalliance.org
[email protected]
www.facebook.com/worldhepalliance
countries attended our Pre-Summit
Member Conference as confirmed
in the new report (available here
from 7 March)
8,060 tweets were sent to
the World Hepatitis Summit event
hashtag #HepSummit2017. (Official
Summit report available here from
7 March)
@Hep_Alliance
@worldhepatitisalliance
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