Global Hepatitis Report 2026
WHO warns current rates of progress are insufficient to meet all 2030 viral hepatitis elimination targets, underscoring the urgent need to accelerate prevention, testing, and treatment efforts worldwide. More
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Recent materials
WHO Operational Guide: Needle and Syringe Programmes for People Who Inject Drugs
The document provides practical, evidence-based guidance to support countries in planning, implementing and scaling up needle and syringe programmes for people who inject drugs as part of comprehensive harm reduction responses. More
Voices From the Frontline: How Global Funding Cuts Are Reshaping the Viral Hepatitis Response
In a commentary, published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, frontline voices reveal how recent global health funding cuts are already disrupting hepatitis B and C services worldwide. More
C-Free Study: Integrated Model of Care in Curing Hepatitis C in People Who Use Drugs in Thailand
The C-Free study concludes that community-based HCV treatment of people who use drugs in Thailand, within harm reduction settings, is safe and effective. More
‘Systemic Failure’: Global Reviews Show Extent of Injecting Drug Use and Infectious Diseases in Prisons
One in nine people in prisons globally have a history of injecting drug use and their risk of HIV, viral hepatitis and TB is up to 45 times higher than in the general population. More
Addressing Policy Barriers to Scaling up Needle and Syringe Programmes: A Global Call to Action
Scaling up needle and syringe programmes is essential for achieving global infectious disease-elimination goals and improving health outcomes among people who inject drugs. More
