Viral Hepatitis

World Hepatitis Day: WHO Urges South-East Asia to Intensify Efforts Against Viral Hepatitis B and C

On World Hepatitis Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for urgent action from countries in the South-East Asia Region to enhance access to prevention, vaccination, diagnosis, and treatment of viral hepatitis B and C. Despite being preventable and treatable, these chronic infections are increasingly leading to severe illness...

WHO Warns Of Increasing Liver Cancer Deaths In South-East Asia Due To Hepatitis Epidemic

The World Health Organization on Saturday called on countries in the South-East Asia Region to urgently scale up efforts to provide universal access to prevention, vaccination, diagnosis, and treatment of viral hepatitis B and C. Despite being preventable and treatable, these chronic infections are increasingly causing serious illness and deaths...

WHO Raises Alarm on Viral Hepatitis, Causing 3,500 Deaths Daily

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark warning regarding the increasing toll of viral hepatitis infections, which claim 3,500 lives each day globally. According to the WHO 2024 Global Hepatitis Report, viral hepatitis is now the second leading infectious cause of death worldwide, with 1.3 million deaths annually,...