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World Hepatitis Day 2026: Elimination Efforts & Gaps

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World Hepatitis Day 2026: Global Elimination Efforts & Gaps

World Hepatitis Day on 28 July 2026 highlighted kept the continued push to eliminate focus on the WHO goal of eliminating viral hepatitis as a public‑health threat by 2030. The day’s theme “Let’s Break It Down” reinforced echoed earlier calls to overcome barriers to improve testing, vaccination and treatment. treatment access. WHO estimates still place roughly about 287 million people living with chronic hepatitis B or C and about around 1.3 million deaths in 2024, with 85 % of which are linked to hepatitis B. Turkish expert Dr Özcan Sönmez reiterated these figures and urged stronger political commitment, early screening and equitable access to care. In Europe, the European CDC health authorities warned that the region is remains off track: around roughly five million Europeans remain are chronically infected and roughly about 60 000 die each year, while hepatitis B vaccination coverage falls short of the WHO 95 % target. Italy’s national screening programme has screened now involved over 3.1 million people, identified identifying more than 20 000 new hepatitis C cases and treated treating over 280 000 patients with direct‑acting antivirals. antivirals; Spain reports more than 170 000 cured hepatitis C patients, cures, reducing prevalence to 0.14 %. Greece and Serbia detailed national actions on hepatitis B and C, The WHO Global Hepatitis Report 2026 highlighted a treatment gap, noting that eight‑out‑of‑ten patients who could benefit from therapy have not received it. In Argentina and recent Mexico, civil societies reported that only about 20 % of eligible individuals have accessed curative hepatitis A spikes in Italy were linked to raw seafood consumption. C regimens despite oral, short‑course treatments being covered by health systems. In the WHO South‑East Asia region, progress includes the Maldives’ triple Maldives achieved mother‑to‑child transmission elimination and ongoing efforts in elimination, while Thailand and Sri Lanka. Officials stress the need for Lanka continue integrated delivery systems, multiplex diagnostics efforts. Armenia added new data, showing a 2 % hepatitis B and removal of stigma, misinformation 2.2 % hepatitis C prevalence, a free antiviral programme for hepatitis C patients since 2020, and financial barriers plans to meet launch a hepatitis B programme in 2027. These updates underline progress in some settings and persistent gaps in diagnosis and treatment that must be bridged to reach the 2030 elimination goal. target.

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