This report summarises England’s progress towards the World Health Organization (WHO) elimination targets for hepatitis B with data to end of 2022.

This report arrives at a crucial juncture in our national effort to tackle this public health threat. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) continues to prioritise work to achieve WHO targets for hepatitis B and this report provides a critical assessment of our progress towards achieving and demonstrating hepatitis B elimination as a public health problem in England. While there are successes to be celebrated, including achieving WHO certification of elimination of hepatitis B mother to child transmission (otherwise known as vertical transmission or perinatal transmission), there remain significant challenges. This includes a large burden of undiagnosed infections, limited data on treatment initiation and retention, and falling vaccination rates across multiple groups.

Access the report here.