Hepatitis is a silent epidemic with more than 90 million people living with the disease in Africa.....................................
“Among people who are infected, nine out of 10 have never been tested, because of limited awareness and access to testing and treatment.
“At the same time, there are many promising developments on hepatitis. With the launch of the first global strategy on hepatitis in 2016, along with increased advocacy in recent years, political will is starting to translate into action. Ms Moeti said African heads of states had committed to addressing viral hepatitis as a public health threat in the Cairo Declaration in February 2020, and that the Egyptian Initiative planned to provide hepatitis C treatment for one million Africans, with South Sudan, Eritrea and Chad already reaching 50,000 people.
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