We can’t wait for a World without Hepatitis
With a person dying every 30 seconds from a hepatitis related illness – we can’t wait to act on viral hepatitis.
Strategic Plan against Viral Hepatitis in Senegal
Hepatitis B and C place a significant public health burden on the Senegalese population.
Hepatitis B is highly endemic in Senegal. Comparatively, hepatitis C is less endemic but many individuals are still affected. In Senegal, recent studies have assessed the burden of viral hepatitis B and C with a prevalence rate of 8 to 9% for HBV and of 2% for HCV.
The fight against viral hepatitis in Senegal is being led by the National Program Against Hepatitis PNLH.
Hepatitis can’t wait
Did you know? The global pandemic led governments around the world to de-prioritise their hepatitis response as they attempted to…
Eradication of hepatitis B
WHO estimates that in 2015, 257 million people were living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection worldwide.
