As the second most populated country in Africa, Ethiopia needs public health measures to control diseases that impact its population. The goal of this study is to analyse disease burdens of HBV and HCV, while also highlighting their estimated associated costs for the country. A literature review and a Delphi process reflecting input of Ethiopian […]
Summary Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a contagious liver disease that mainly spreads through contact with blood and can range in severity from a mild illness that clears on its own to a serious, lifelong illness that can result in death. HCV infection is the most common bloodborne pathogen in the U.S. and a […]
Summary In May 2016, the World Health Assembly endorsed the Global Health Sector Strategy (GHSS) on viral hepatitis 2016–2021. The GHSS calls for the elimination of viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030 (reducing new infections by 90% and mortality by 65%). This WHO Global hepatitis report describes, for the first time, the global and regional […]
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