Congratulations to Motswedi Anderson & team from @ahri-news.bsky.social, @crick.ac.uk, @uclnews.bsky.social for a prize at the #COLDA meeting (Conference on Liver Disease in #Africa) - we studied the interplay between #HBV, #HIV, #Alcohol & #Metabolic factors ( #MASLD) in #LiverDisease.
🧪 #MedSky

Conference on #LiverDisease in #Africa ( #COLDA) meeting in #AddisAbaba, #Ethiopia. Inspiring enthusiasm from researchers & clinicians to drive advances for #elimination of viral #hepatitis and liver disease in Africa. @sdgactioncampaign.org @whowpro.bsky.social @crick.ac.uk #AfricaCDC #HBV #IDSky 🧪

#COLDA declaration: "Africa doesn't lack #vaccines, #diagnostics, #medicine, guidelines or expertise to tackle #hepatitis & #liver disease. The gap is #implementation. Call to #CDC to turn the #HBV tookit into a roadmap, service packages & national support." 🧪 @who.int @worldhepalliance.bsky.social

Reflecting on 5 years of progress, with data from multiple countries across #Africa being meticulously collated to represent people living with #HBV to understand and improve clinical management, outcomes, policy and funding.
#HEPSANET
#COLDA #hepatitis
www.hepsanet.org
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“Let’s protect the next generation”
5 priorities for tackling viral #hepatitis as an epidemic in #Africa.
Prevention 💉
Diagnosis 🩸
Funding 💰
Systems ⚙️
Partnerships 🤝
(all underpinned by advocacy 💪)
@africanunion.bsky.social @who.int #COLDA
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#Hepatitis emergency 🔉
@africanunion.bsky.social @who.int
65m. people living w #HBV & 8m. w #HCV in #Africa; 2-3% treated. 20 member states not providing birth dose HBV #vaccine. 18 states have a national #hepatitis plan – but only 3 have funded it. Viral hep deaths ⬆️ 31% since 2000. #COLDA 🧪

Conference on #Liver Disease in #Africa is opening in Addis Ababa, #Ethiopia this morning. Liver #cancer & #metabolic liver disease being headlined as #PublicHealth & economic threats to the continent, overlapping with endemic viral #hepatitis B.
#COLDA #diabetes #MASLD #HBV #MedSky #LiverSky 🇪🇹🧪