News - European action plan on Viral Hepatitis adopted by the 66th Session of the WHO Regional Committee

At the Sixty-sixth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe (RC66), the 53 Members States of the WHO European Region have unanimously adopted the first ever "Action plan for the health sector response to Viral Hepatitis in the WHO European Region”, and endorsed the resolution EUR/RC66/R10 to adopt the action plan:

Many Member States and WHO partners have voiced their support through strong statements of support at RC66.

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News - International Viral Hepatitis Elimination Meeting 2016

The 3rd International Meeting on Elimination of Viral Hepatitis 2016 will be held from 2 - 3 December 2016 at the West Indisch Huis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

The field of viral hepatitis treatment is undergoing major changes and is on the verge of a paradigm shift. The introduction of Direct Acting Antivirals are providing great hopes for:

  • decreasing the burden of disease,
  • simplifying treatment and, ultimately,
  • the elimination of viral Hepatitis.
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