Note from our CEO
F ollowing the community launch of the Find the Missing
Millions campaign at the end of March, we are continuing to
spread the word and highlight the need for greater efforts
to diagnose. This month, WHA President Michael Ninburg
officially launched Find the Missing Millions to the wider
community at the International Liver Congress while our
communications team answered your questions on the
campaign in our annual World Hepatitis Day webinar.
With just three months until World Hepatitis Day, we are
seeking more and more opportunities to get the message
out there – Spring European Testing Week and Hepatitis
Testing Day in the USA are just two activities coming up this
month! As well as promoting the campaign, we will also
bring together a group of experts to examine the results
of our global survey on barriers to diagnosis and make
recommendations on how we can overcome them.
The importance of our efforts is highlighted in this edition’s
Wall of Stories snapshot: Antonio from Mexico would
probably have lost his life if he hadn’t received his hepatitis C
diagnosis when he did.
This month we are also really pleased to announce our
NOhep Villagers! Turn to page 6 to find out who will be
exhibiting at the NOhep Village at the Global Hepatitis
Summit and find out what they’re most looking forward to
about the event.
We hope you enjoy reading!
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A round-up of some of this
month’s stand-out facts and
figures:
Hepatitis C cure; International Liver Congress
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Hep headlines
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New MPP Executive Director; hepatitis B children’s
book; WHD webinar
For the diary
Hepatitis Awareness Month; Spring European Testing
Week
298 people have been cured of
hepatitis C in the past year through
simplified, decentralised models
of care at an MSF clinic in Meerut,
India.
10,000
Features
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In action: Meet the NOhep Villagers
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NOhep Village exhibitors at the Global Hepatitis
Summit announced
Focus: Our highlights from the International
Liver Congress 2018
Over
healthcare
professionals attend EASL’s
International Liver Congress and
hear the official launch of the Find
the Missing Millions campaign.
100,000 th veteran began
treatment for hepatitis C under the
Veteran Health programme.
Patient voice at heart of discussions
Wall of Stories snapshots: “Timely diagnosis
saved my life”
Antonio from Mexico shares his story
Stay connected
Raquel Peck
Chief Executive Officer
This month in
numbers
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Just European countries are on
track to eliminate hepatitis C by
2030, according to new research
from the Center for Disease
Analysis Foundation.
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