Tag «Dr Margaret Chan»

New hepatitis data highlight need for urgent global response

21 April 2017 | Geneva, Amsterdam – New WHO data reveal that an estimated 325 million people worldwide are living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The WHO Global hepatitis report, 2017 indicates that the large majority of these people lack access to life-saving testing and treatment. As a …