One life, one liver.
Scale up Access to Diagnosis and Treatment to Save Lives.
On World Hepatitis Day 2023 we make a powerful call to countries: it’s time to scale up access to testing and treatment.
Viral hepatitis is a silent killer and claims numerous lives every year, with symptoms only appearing once the disease is advanced. In the Americas, nearly 80,000 new infections of hepatitis B and C arise each year, which are mostly going undetected.
The result? Over 100,000 hepatitis-related deaths every single year…read more
See more:
- PAHO Health topic: Hepatitis
- PAHO EMTCT plus Initiative
- PAHO: Disease Elimination Initiative
- WHO Campaign: World Hepatitis Day 2023
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