The World Hepatitis Summit (WHS) is an innovative, large-scale, global meeting to advance the viral hepatitis agenda and provide a platform for a broad hepatitis community to take stock of progress to date, share ideas, experiences and best practice in addressing the many challenges of viral hepatitis.
This year’s theme is ‘Achieving the elimination of viral hepatitis within evolving health systems‘.
Session
Viral hepatitis response in the Pan American region: Experiences from the Civil Society
Date: Thursday, 9 June 2022
Time: 17:20-18:30
Chairs: Sergio Sosa-Estani, Latin America Regional Director, DNDi and Su Wang, World Hepatitis Alliance and Center for Asian Health and Viral Hepatitis Programs at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, USA
| The experience of Achcu civil organization in Uruguay Victoria Izquierdo, Asociación Comunidad Hepatitis C, Uruguay |
| Building and advocating for a national law for viral hepatitis Carolina Meijon, Fundaciòn HCV Sin Fronteras, Argentina |
| ALEH: Project for micro elimination of hepatitis C in dialysis patients Marcelo Silva, Latin American Association for the Study of the Liver (ALEH) |
| Canada’s progress toward viral hepatitis elimination 2021 report: Holding governments accountable Jennifer Van-Gennip (TBC) |
Presentation
| Going beyond low-hanging fruit: Key population-specific strategies to tackle hepatitis C in Malaysia Radzi Abu Hassan M*, Keat Chan H, Yang Chung H, Azlan A |
*Presenting author
