Hello Everyone,
As World Hepatitis Day is approaching on the 28th of July 2024, I will share webinars from some Global Hepatitis organisations.
Register for these webinars to learn about the updates and advocacy on Hepatitis.
All the best,
Sumaya.
Global hepatitis webinar – It’s time for action!
On World Hepatitis Day 2024, WHO is organizing a global webinar on the campaign theme It’s time for action, and sub-theme Global hepatitis response: Closing the gap towards the 2030 elimination goals. This broad theme highlights the fact that progress, as well as action, have stalled and that the global health community needs to get back on track toward viral hepatitis elimination by 2030.
This global webinar will provide spotlights and country progress on access from communities, and partners, as well as new approaches for increased case finding for hepatitis B and C and for transforming the hepatitis B response to a public health approach. It will feature high-level international and national leaders with the participation of Ministers of Health, national programme managers and policymakers, UN organizations, implementation agencies and regional and country office colleagues as well as civil society and people with lived experience and other partners.
It is time for action to accelerate the reduction in new hepatitis infections, stem the decreasing mortality and aid countries in achieving the goal of elimination by 2030.
Date and time
Monday, Jul 29, 2024, 08:30 PM (AEST)
2024-07-28T14:00:00Z→2024-07-29T10:30:00Z
Register here to attend the webinar.
Agenda
Co-Chairs: Dr Meg Doherty, Director, WHO Global HIV, Hepatitis and STIs Programmes, and Ministry of Health, Pakistan
Introduction
Brief status update on the global hepatitis response
Dr Meg Doherty, WHO, Geneva
Ministry of Health, Pakistan
Welcome remarks & opening address
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, WHO
Dr Hanan Balkhy, Regional Director, WHO Regional Office for the Eastern-Mediterranean
Pakistan – civil society organization representative with lived experience
High level ministerial remarks
The way forward: What critical country actions are needed to accelerate the hepatitis response?
Minister of Health, Pakistan
Minister of Health, Egypt
Minister of Health, Uzbekistan
Minister of Public Health, Namibia
Updates from 3 WHO Regions
Short videos from Egypt, Nigeria and Uzbekistan
Reflections on the progress and the way forward
Civil society organization
Panel 1 – Solutions to close the gaps in hepatitis response
Expanding public health access for Hepatitis B & C – Dr Funmi Lesi, WHO, Geneva
Tools to Increase case finding and diagnosis – Dr Niklas Luhmann, WHO, Geneva
Updates from 3 WHO Regions
Short videos from China, Mexico and Thailand
Panel 2 – Strategic Partnerships and new initiatives towards 2030 hepatitis goals
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
WHO, Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals
Medicine Patent Pool
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
World Hepatitis Alliance
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination
Clinton Health Access Initiative
Closing remarks
Dr Jérôme Salomon, Assistant Director-General, Universal Health Coverage/Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases, WHO, Geneva
WHD 2024: Turning the Tide for Hepatitis
Date & Time:Tuesday, July 23, 2024 12:00 PM
Viral hepatitis is now the second deadliest communicable disease and one of the communicable diseases for which deaths are increasing. WHO recently published the Global Hepatitis Report, which highlights stark new data about the growing global burden of hepatitis. With the 2030 elimination goal fast approaching, there is no time to waste. There is a window of opportunity for action between 2024 and 2026 to get on track to achieve the 2030 elimination targets. Ahead of World Hepatitis Day 2024, this panel discussion and Q&A will explore how we can act now to turn the tide for hepatitis and achieve the 2030 elimination goals.
Register here: WHD 2024: Turning the Tide for Hepatitis
Chaired by Cary James, CEO, World Hepatitis Alliance, speakers include:
• Dr Micheal Besong, Gavi
• Dr Manal Ghazzawi, KnowHep Foundation SL, Sierra Leone
• Rachel Halford, President, World Hepatitis Alliance
• Margaret Hellard, Burnet Institute, Australia • Professor Patrick Kennedy, Consultant Hepatologist & Gastroenterologist
• Dee Lee, Inno Asia, China
• Caroline Thomas, Peduli Hati Bangsa Foundation, Indonesia
• WHO representative
Update: Here is the webinar link of WHD 2024: Turning the Tide for Hepatitis.
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