Viral Hepatitis Elimination What’s new, what’s next, what’s missing in WHO guidance
Thursday, April 27 | 8:30 – 10:30
Moderators: Margaret Hellard (Australia) & Meg Doherty (WHO)
- Setting the scene-what’s new – evolving global perspective and hepatitis strategy
(8:30 – 8:40) + Q&A (8:40 – 8:45)
Meg Doherty
- Next steps for validating progress of the hepatitis response & Path-to-Elimination (PTE)
(8:45 – 8:55) + Q&A (8:55 – 9:00)
Olufunmilayo Lesi
- What’s new and what’s next- Simplified service delivery for adults & children with hepatitis B and C
(9:00 – 9:10) + Q&A (9:10 – 9:15)
Philippa Easterbrook
- Reaching hepatitis elimination in key populations and PWID
(9:15 – 9:25) + Q&A (9:25 – 9:30)
Niklas Luhmann
- Towards 2030 elimination: Data for person centered care, hepatitis cascade and mortality impact
(9:30 – 9:40) + Q&A (9:40 – 9:45)
Catherine de Martel & Diana Faini
- Facilitated panel discussion – Looking ahead to 2030: What’s missing
(9:45 – 10:15)
Country perspectives – HCV self-testing: Saeed Hamid (Pakistan)
Implementing partner: Oriel Fernandez (CHAI)
Community perspectives: Su Wang, World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA)
The financing gap: Finn Jarle Rode VIRTUAL/Maria Salazar, (The Hepatitis Fund (THF))
Coordinated public health responses from Countries: John Ward (CGHE)
Data to measure and drive progress: Homie Razavi (CDA Foundation)
- Closing reflections and way forward by Margaret Hellard
(10:15 – 10:30)
