‘If you don’t invest one dollar out of your pocket, #hepatitis infection will take 2-3 dollars.’
Viral hepatitis #mortality is increasing.
We now have a window of opportunity to shift to a public health approach.
Daniel Low-Beer presents for World Health Organization (WHO) #WorldHepatitisSummit

63% of new #HBV infections are in #Africa , where the lowest resources are invested in testing, treatment and research, as we have shown in our The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology paper thelancet.com/journals/langa…

We need unified pricing to ensure equitable access to #hepatitis interventions - this is key to scaling up, and reducing out-of-pocket costs
CHAI World Health Organization (WHO)

CHAI World Health Organization (WHO) 77% of countries have included hepatitis drugs in national essential medicines list. Generic treatment is cheap, but many countries are paying higher prices. TDF $2.4 for 30 days, but only 7 countries are paying prices at or below benchmark... & some are paying $2000 💊💰😱