World Hepatitis Day (WHD) 2023 takes place next Friday 28^th July; as part of their commemorations, the World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA) has organised interactive webinars taking place throughout the week:

World Hepatitis Day 2023: Community Forum, Tuesday 25^th July from 1pm, via Zoom:

The WHD Community Forum aims to give insight into many of the experiences, perspectives and unmet needs of people diagnosed with and living with hepatitis across the world. The session will be chaired by the WHA president, Danjuma Adda.

The panel (which consists of people with lived experience) will explore global conversations around eliminating hepatitis by 2030 and this year’s theme of “#NotWaiting for hepatitis elimination”. Members include:

Shabana Begum, National South Asian Project Coordinator (UK)
David Urick, Hepatitis B Advocate (US)
Aftab Ahmad, President, National Academy of Young Scientists (Pakistan)
Lien Tran, Regional Board Member, World Hepatitis Alliance (Australia)
Joshua Bartholomew, Yellow Warriors Society (Philippines)

To book your place at the WHD Community Forum, or for further information, please visit the Zoom registration page.

“We’re Not Waiting – Beating Hepatitis and Cancer Together”, Thursday 27^th July from 1pm, via Zoom:

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is an oncogenic virus that causes liver cancer at the same rate as someone who actively smokes one pack of cigarettes per day. However, many HBV patients often wait for treatment until they develop liver disease.

This panel discussion and Q&A – chaired by Cary James, CEO of World Hepatitis Alliance – will focus on the integration of the hepatitis community and hepatitis services with liver cancer and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The panel will feature:

Rosie Tasker, Global Advocacy Manager, Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)
Devin Razavi-Shearer, Associate Director, HBV/HDV, Center for Disease Analysis Foundation
Dr Nafiisah Chotun, Programme Lead, Endemic and NTDs & RISLNET Coordinator Southern African region, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)
Wendy Wang, Deputy Director, Liver Disease Prevention and Treatment Research Foundation, Taiwan
Milan Mishkovikj, Director, European Liver Patients’ Association (ELPA)

To book your place at the “We’re Not Waiting” session, or for further information, please visit the Zoom registration page.