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.
To join the webinar, please register in advance with the zoom platform here:
https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7koOuWhQRXGFtqXZZZMUwA
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
