High-level Global Talk Show: Towards a “Hepatitis-free future”

On 28 July, WHO will celebrate World Hepatitis Day 2020 under the theme “Hepatitis-free future” and launch the new recommendations for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of the hepatitis B virus (HBV).

Join high-level speakers and experts from WHO, member states, key partners and civil society to hear about the progress towards elimination of viral hepatitis as a public health threat.

High-level speakers will include:

·   Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General

·   Her Excellency Mrs Sika Kaboré, First Lady of Burkina Faso

·   Dr Kalumbi Shangula, Minister of Health and Social Services, Namibia

·   Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health, Nigeria

·   Mrs Amira El Fadil, African Union Commissioner for Social Affairs

·   Dr Alioune Coulibaly, Board of World Hepatitis Alliance

·   Dr Tshidi Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa

·   Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia

·   Dr Ren Minghui, WHO Assistant Director-General Universal Health Coverage/Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases

Topics include:

·   Progress and challenges towards prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B in the WHO African Region and globally.

·   Service disruptions and impact on hepatitis services due to the COVID-19 pandemic

·   Highlights from all WHO regions towards viral hepatitis elimination

·   Highlights of the new WHO guidelines on the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of the hepatitis B virus.