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The International Liver Congress, 49th Annual meeting of the European Association of the Study of the Liver
The International Liver Congress focused i.a. on PGC on Viral Hepatitis
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World Hepatitis Day - 2014
World Hepatitis Day is marked on 28 July each year to increase the awareness and understanding of viral hepatitis.
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3rd Meeting of the Hepatitis B and C Network
On the third meeting of the Hepatitis B and C Network national focal points and experts discussed the enhanced surveillance programme for hepatitis B and C across Europe and explored ways of improving it.
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Meeting of the European Hepatitis B and C Network
The aims of the meeting were to enable sharing of experiences and good practices between member states, review ECDC’s current programme of work and to help determine future priorities for surveillance, prevention and control of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) across Europe.
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Expert consultation meeting: sex workers and public health
The aims of the first ECDC expert consultation meeting on sex workers were to agree on the main areas of public health action in the European Union.
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Twitter chat on HIV and hepatitis testing
ECDC joined European HIV-Hepatitis Testing Week, World Hepatitis Alliance and the European AIDS Treatment Group to discuss the benefits of testing.
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World Hepatitis Day 2016
The goal: eliminating viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030
Event
World Hepatitis Day 2017
The theme of World Hepatitis Day 2017 was the elimination of viral hepatitis
News
Viral hepatitis: testing saves lives
Every year, around 50 000 newly diagnosed cases of hepatitis B and C are reported across Europe but millions are unaware of their infection. Left untreated, hepatitis can cause irreversible liver damage. Hepatitis A is recognised as a re-emerging health threat in Europe.