World Hepatitis Summit
The World Hepatitis Summit conferences, with primary focus on patients, bring advocacy groups together with health officials, public health experts and other stakeholders. Started as a joint initiative of World Hepatitis Alliance and WHO in 2015, the Summits uniquely serve Members who are civil societies from around the world. Participants share experiences and discuss solutions towards hepatitis elimination.
Program: WHS 2015
Program: WHS 2017
Program: WHS 2022
Hepatitis Focal Points for Eastern Europe and Africa
Regional hepatitis focal points coordinate response in the WHO European and Africa Regions. These regional specialists serve to provide technical support to individual countries, many of which are lacking the necessary technical expertise, to develop a national strategy to control and eliminate viral hepatitis.
Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination and UN Group of Friends
The Task Force for Global Health launched Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination (CGHE) in 2019 to catalyze progress toward viral hepatitis elimination globally. A United Nation Group of Friends was formed in 2022, with the Permanent Mission of Egypt as its leader and CGHE as the Secretariat. This Group of Friends provides a forum for international collaboration and health diplomacy to achieve hepatitis elimination.
Website: The UN Group of Friends to Eliminate Hepatitis
World Hepatitis Alliance – Community Impact Program
World Hepatitis Alliance represents the largest network of civil society and community organizations across the world to lead the fight against hepatitis towards a hepatitis-free world. The Alliance is led and governed by individuals with lived experience of hepatitis. Expressed in English, Spanish and French, the Community Impact Program aims to train local civil society organizations and strengthen response to hepatitis elimination.
Website: World Hepatitis Alliance – Community Impact Program
The World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Viral Hepatitis (WIPCVH) 2017
WIPCVH 2017 is led by Indigenous people and is designed for Indigenous peoples, clinicians, those working in Indigenous health and civil society organizations. The 2017 conference took place in Anchorage, Alaska and was hosted by Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.
Press Release: The second World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference
Publication: Accelerating the Elimination of Viral Hepatitis for Indigenous Peoples
Global Hepatitis Summit
The Global Hepatitis Summit conference series is designed to share the latest developments in all aspects of liver diseases. It encompassed the continuum of research from basic science to clinical research and public health applications.
Website: Global Hepatitis Summit
Conference on Liver Disease in Africa (COLDA)
Founded in 2018, COLDA is a one-of-a-kind platform that aims at creating a scientific and educational conference to empower healthcare providers in Africa for the benefit of their patients. Dedicated for Africa, COLDA provides a unique opportunity to foster new research interactions and community networking both in the African region and globally.
Website: Society on Liver Disease in Africa