Global Hepatitis Programme
The Department of Global HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections Programmes leads the development and implementation of the global health sector strategy on the elimination of viral hepatitis as a public health threat.
 

Global Hepatitis Report 2024

WHO's 2024 Global Hepatitis Report alerts that the number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis is increasing. The disease is the second leading infectious cause of death globally – with 1.3 million deaths per year, the same as tuberculosis, a top infectious killer.

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Achieving the hepatitis B control goal – successful journeys in Maldives and Sri Lanka: The path towards elimination

Following years of having achieved very high coverage with hepatitis B immunization, Maldives and Sri Lanka have been verified by an independent expert...

Self-testing implementation toolkit for HIV, hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections

Self-testing is a self-care intervention recommended by WHO as an additional testing strategy for HIV, hepatitis C and syphilis, respectively....

WHO guideline on contact tracing

This practical guideline establishes definitions for “contact”, “contact person”, “contact tracing” and other associated...

Priorities in planning person-centred hepatitis B and C testing services: operational guide

This operational guide on viral hepatitis testing services provides support to countries in developing policies and practices that define a strategic...

Eliminating HIV, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections and tuberculosis as public health problems by 2030 in lusophone countries

This report summarizes the outcomes of the meeting of lusophone countries held from 12 to 14 March 2024 in Brasília, Brazil focusing on integrated...

Implementing the global health sector strategies on HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections, 2022–2030: Report on progress and gaps 2024, second edition

This report is the first of a series of biennial progress reports on the implementation of the Global health sector strategies on, respectively, HIV, viral...

Consolidated guidelines on differentiated HIV testing services

These guidelines outline a public health approach to strengthening and expanding HIV testing services (HTS). They present and discuss key updates to...

Fourth Consultation of the Regional Expert Panel for Verification of Hepatitis B Control in the South-East Asia Region, Mumbai, India 16–18 January 2024

Hepatitis B control had gained momentum in the WHO South-East (SE) Asia Region as its public health burden had been recognized even prior to the COVID-19...