World Hepatitis Day 2021

World Hepatitis Day 2021

Key messages

 

 

Key messages

Messages for the public:

  • People living with hepatitis can’t wait for life saving treatments.
  • Hepatitis B testing and treatment for pregnant women can’t wait. We can prevent  transmission from mothers to their babies
  • Newborn babies can’t wait for their hepatitis B vaccination at birth
  • People affected by hepatitis can’t wait to be protected against stigma and discrimination.
  • Community organisations can’t wait for greater investment.
  • Decision makers can’t wait and must act now to make hepatitis elimination a reality through political will and funding.

 

Messages for policy makers:

  • Integration of viral hepatitis elimination with other health services can’t wait.
  • Funding hepatitis care can’t wait.
  • Triple elimination of mother-to-child-transmission of HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis can’t wait.
  • Validating hepatitis elimination efforts in countries can’t wait.
  • Universal health coverage for all people with hepatitis can’t wait. Starting now means saving lives.

 

Messages for National leaders:

  • Setting national hepatitis elimination targets can’t wait. A world without viral hepatitis by 2030 starts with your country.
  • Caring for the most vulnerable people with hepatitis can’t wait. Be it young children or people who inject drugs, some people are more exposed and at risk – their lives matter.
  • Scaling up of essential hepatitis services can’t wait.
  • Engaging communities in hepatitis services can’t wait.
  • Decision makers can’t wait and must act now to make hepatitis elimination a reality through political will and funding.