ACHIEVE is a multi-stakeholder coalition united in the fight against viral hepatitis. Our ambition is to see the elimination of viral hepatitis in Europe.
📢Discover the @ACHIEVE_hep 2022 edition of the 'Stories to Inspire' Compendium, a collection good practice initiatives from 🇪🇺 & beyond to fight #viralhep!
Check the website here 👉 https://t.co/4KciHe3yM0
After 5 years of advocacy for hepB& elimination, ACHIEVE now ends.
We thank the hep community, @EU_Health@ECDC_EU & MEPs Friends of the Liver (@CristianSBusoi@rmkanev) for their support. We hope they continue the good work in 2024-2029💪
Thank you!
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Viral #hepatitis B & C can be eliminated by 2030 (UN SDGs), but the 2024-2029 EU legislature will be determinant.
Member States, stakeholders, @EU_Health and @ECDC_EU all can and must act to reach this goal.
👉Find out how in the ACHIEVE call to action : https://t.co/3U1IdJHaWe
EU Commission and Member States agree to give viral #hepatitis a greater focus 🎉
➡️ Hepatitis best practice exchange will a priority of the PHEG in 2025-2026
➡️Reducing cancers related to hep B & C will be specific objectives of a #EU4Health Joint Action expected for Q3 2024
🔍Participation in Check-Up 35 surged from 18% (2021) to 40% (2022), with more new cases of HBV than HCV.
📈Projections hint 4 times more HBV cases and 2 times more HCV cases in 2023.
Population-based #screening is crucial in achieving WHO #hepatitis elimination goals.
🔍 In 2021, Germany included one-time #hepatitis B & C screening in the check-up for those over 35. Initial analysis show promising results:
🎯 2.9x more diagnosed HBV cases
🎯 1.4x more HCV cases
Population-based #screening makes an impact!
Read here👉https://t.co/wO7tp7zQWZ
People with chronic #HepatitisB are 100 times more likely to develop #livercancer.
Liver cancer cases related to #HepatitisC could also double in the next 10 to 20 years.
This #LiverCancerAwarenessMonth let’s raise awareness about this silent killer.
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🔍Chronic #hepatitis B is responsible for at least 54% of all #liver cancers, making it the third most common cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. 🌎
Eliminating viral #hepatitis could potentially save 800,000 of lives each year.
Learn more this #LiverCancerAwarenessMonth!
#WorldHepatitisDay, 28 July, is a global initiative to raise awareness about hepatitis and its impact
on millions of lives. On this important day, let's come together to learn, educate, and advocate for
prevention, testing, & treatment. Together, we can eliminate hepatitis!
On #WordlHepatitisDay, let's take action!
In line with the MEP Friends of the Liver Call to Action, the @EU_Health is now seeking good & promising practices on how to best fight viral #hepatitis!
Submit here👉https://t.co/zJgGYhBppm
#HepCantWait#OneLifeOneLiver
📢 The EC is seeking promising practices on viral hepatitis for validation as "best practices." Your contributions can shape priorities and inspire action towards hepatitis elimination.
Send your insights: https://t.co/31mrf4mrOJ
@EASLEUAffairs@EASLedu#WorldHepatitisDay
Today is the #WorldHepatitisDay!
Worldwide, #hepatitisB and #hepatitisC cause 1.1 mln deaths and 3 million new infections every year combined, while in the EU/EEA there are approximately 6 million people living with chronic #hepB and #§hepC infection.
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🌍🩺 Today, 28 July 2023, join individuals and societies worldwide in celebrating #WorldHepatitisDay! Let's raise awareness and drive change against viral hepatitis! Follow the campaign and get involved!
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@Hep_Alliance
⌛ Every 30 seconds, we lose someone to viral hepatitis, causing 1.34 million deaths worldwide annually.
It is the leading cause of primary liver cancer, making it crucial to act against this silent killer ☠️ .
Read more! 🔗 https://t.co/tqAYawtrMp
@EASLedu@EASLEUAffairs
⏰🌍 Just 1 DAY to go until #WorldHepatitisDay!
Tomorrow, we stand united to fight hepatitis and raise awareness. Stay tuned for updates and let's make a difference together!
We are not waiting! Get ready for the campaign:
🔗 https://t.co/Ra6HMnoNbn
@Hep_Alliance
Scenes from today's #EASLCongress@globalhep policy forum on "HCV Elimination in Europe, Health Equity, and the Impact of Armed Conflict"-- with #HCV experts from Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Romania, Poland, Lithuania, @ACHIEVE_hep and @WHO_Europe. @TFGH
#Hepatitis deaths can outnumber those caused by HIV, TB & malaria combined by 2040.
@DrTedros & @Kazatchkine supported the message 🌎
ACHIEVE welcomes the @WHO & @hepatitisfund collaboration and hopes this will be supported by the EU roll-out of its #globalhealthstrategy 🇪🇺
Viral #hepatitis is one of the most devastating diseases, causing liver failure, cancer and death if left untreated. @hepatitisfund has enabled @WHO to work on scaling up national plans for four countries. With further investment, we can replicate this success in more countries.
Spring #EuroTestWeek 2023 is here!
How can EU4Health 2024 help eliminate viral #hepatitis ?
🔍Cost-effective approaches to identify the undiagnosed
🏥Wider-scale #screening to reduce transmission & cancer risk
Read more 👉https://t.co/8BToXoEvjo
@EuroTestWeek@EU_Health
It's Spring #EuroTestWeek 2023!
⏰Timely diagnosis of viral #hepatitis B & C is determining to reach WHO's elimination targets as a public health threat by 2030 🌎
Check how EU4Health 2024 can help eliminate viral #hepatitis👉https://t.co/8BToXoDXtQ
@EuroTestWeek@EU_Health