Summary The 2016 World Health Assembly endorsed the elimination of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection as a public health threat by 2030; existing therapies and prophylaxis measures make such elimination feasible, even in the absence of a virological cure. We aimed to estimate the national, regional, and global prevalence of HBV in the general population […]
Summary There is a great deal of uncertainty surrounding the prevalence of hepatitis delta virus among people living with hepatitis B virus at the population level. In this study, we aimed to better understand the burden in 25 countries and territories, to refine techniques that can be used in future analyses. We found a lower […]
Summary The 69th World Health Assembly endorsed the Global Health Sector Strategy for Viral Hepatitis, embracing a goal to eliminate hepatitis infection as a public health threat by 2030. This was followed by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global targets for the care and management of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) […]
Summary Collaborators Polaris Observatory Collaborators: Devin Razavi-Shearer, Ivane Gamkrelidze, Mindie H Nguyen, Ding-Shinn Chen, Pierre Van Damme, Zaigham Abbas, Maheeba Abdulla, Antoine Abou Rached, Danjuma Adda, Inka Aho, Ulus Akarca, Fuad Hasan, Faryal Al Lawati, Khalid Al Naamani, Hamad Ibrahim Al-Ashgar, Seyed M Alavian, Sameer Alawadhi, Agustin Albillos, Said A Al-Busafi, Soo Aleman, Faleh Z Alfaleh, Abdulrahman A Aljumah, Anil C Anand, Nguyen Thu Anh, Joop E Arends, Perttu Arkkila, Kostas Athanasakis, Abate Bane, Ziv Ben-Ari, Thomas Berg, Abdul R Bizri, Sarah Blach, Carlos E Brandão Mello, Samantha M […]
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