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Hepatitis viruses kill 3,500 people a day: WHO

The global targets to treat chronic hep B and C are not being met by 2030, as mentioned by Doherty.
Despite a slight overall decrease, deaths from hepatitis are rising due to lack of diagnosis and treatment, per Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Lack of access to generic hepatitis drugs is a concern in affected countries, leading to higher costs than necessary.

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Hepatitis Viruses Kill 3,500 People A Day: WHO

More than 3,500 people die from hepatitis viruses every day and the global toll is rising, the World Health Organization warned on Tuesday, calling for swift action to fight the second-largest infectious killer. New data from 187 countries showed that the number of deaths from viral hepatitis rose to 1.3 million in 2022 from 1.1 million in 2019, according to a WHO report released to coincide with the World Hepatitis Summit in Portugal this week.…

22 days ago·New Delhi, India

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Globo

High above, viral hepatitis kills 3.5 million people per day worldwide, warns new WHO report.

More than 300 million people live with chronic forms of hepatitis B and C, and 1.3 million die from the disease every year. Viral hepatitis cases are responsible for the death of 1.3 million people each year, or approximately 3,500 per day. Updated data on diagnoses is part of the new 2024 Global Hepatitis Report from the World Health Organization (WHO), released this Tuesday during the World Hepatitis Summit, which takes place in Lisbon, Portug…

23 days ago·Brazil

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The Straits Times

Hepatitis viruses kill 3,500 people a day: WHO

WHO called for swift action to fight the second-largest infectious killer. Read more at straitstimes.com.

23 days ago·Singapore

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The Guardian Nigeria

Hepatitis viruses kill 3,500 people a day: WHO

More than 3,500 people die from hepatitis viruses every day and the global toll is rising, the World Health Organization warned on Tuesday, calling for swift action to fight the second-largest infectious killer. New data from 187 countries showed that the number of deaths from viral hepatitis rose to 1.3 million in 2022 from 1.1 […] The post Hepatitis viruses kill 3,500 people a day: WHO appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and …

23 days ago·Nigeria

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Noticias ao Minuto

WHO guidelines for hepatitis B extend treatment to adolescents

Speaking to Lusa, the director of the National Program for Viral Hepatitis, Rui Tato Marinho, explained that the new WHO guidelines facilitate access to hepatitis B treatment, increasing the number of people to be included in the treatment of hepatitis B and including adolescents. Tato Marinho recalled that this extension to adolescents does not affect so much Portugal, which has vaccinated all children for over 20 years, but he recalled that th…

23 days ago·Portugal

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Daily Post Nigeria

Hepatitis virus kills 3,500 people every day globally

The World Health Organization, WHO, says about 3,500 people die from the hepatitis virus every day, while the global toll continues to rise. WHO on Tuesday, called for swift action to fight the second-largest infectious killer every day. New data from 187 countries indicated that the number of deaths from viral hepatitis rose to 1.3 million in 2022 from 1.1 million in 2019, according to a WHO report released to coincide with the World Hepatitis …

23 days ago·Nigeria

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