World Hepatitis Day 2025

Hepatitis: Let’s break it down!

From A to E: everything you need to know

28 JULY 2025

Viral hepatitis remains a silent threat to millions across the Americas and around the world. Despite the availability of safe vaccines, effective treatments, and even cures for some types, every 30 seconds, someone in the world dies from complications related to chronic hepatitis, including cirrhosis and liver cancer

On World Hepatitis Day 2025, the �鶹��Ƶ (�鶹��Ƶ) is issuing an urgent call to break down the barriers that prevent access to testing and treatment, and to accelerate political action to eliminate hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030.

This year’s campaign “Hepatitis from A to E: everything you need to know” underscores a vital message: information saves lives. Hepatitis B vaccine is available for both adults and children, while safe oral treatments can cure hepatitis C. Knowing their status and accessing treatment is crucial for pregnant women with chronic viral hepatitis B to prevent mother-to-child transmission. �鶹��Ƶ works hand in hand with countries in the region to scale-up access to diagnostic tests, medicines, and vaccines for viral hepatitis through �鶹��Ƶ's Strategic Fund and the Revolving Fund.

Understanding the differences between the five main types of hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E is the first step toward prevention, early detection, and action.

Why Urgent Action Is Needed

In the Americas, an estimated of 10 million people are living with chronic hepatitis B or C.

Although hepatitis C is curable, only 26% of diagnosed individuals in Latin America and the Caribbean have accessed treatment.

In the region, only 21% of people living with hepatitis B are diagnosed with it, and just 4.4% are receiving treatment.

Each year in the Americas, there are more than 8,000 new hepatitis B infections and 20,000 deaths, along with 176,000 new hepatitis C infections and nearly 38,000 deaths.

If urgent action is not taken, viral hepatitis is projected to cause more deaths per year worldwide by 2040 than malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS combined.

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Virtual Event

Global hepatitis webinar – Let's break it down!

Date: Monday 28 July 2024, 13:30 – 15:00 pm (CEST)

Time: 13:30 – 15:00 pm (CEST)

World Hepatitis Day 2025 global webinar will provide a critical platform for collaboration with partners and engagement with governments, health professionals and the public to drive advocacy, awareness and action to eliminate viral hepatitis as a major public health problem.

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