over 12 years ago // World Hepatitis Day

WHO estimates viral hepatitis now kills 1.4 million people a year, about the same number as HIV/AIDS. In an exclusive opinion for Devex on World Hepatitis Day, CEVHAP co-founder Stephen Locarnini calls for a coordinated action plan to tackle the disease and donors to provide more funds in lower and middle-income countries at risk, especially in Asia-Pacific.