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The UN has adopted a new political declaration on NCDs—committing to scaling up hepatitis elimination to prevent liver cancer, and endorsing hepatitis testing and treatment for the first time. Download our new briefing for advocacy action: www.worldhepatitisalliance.org/wp-content/u...

New scientific breakthroughs are accelerating progress towards a hepatitis B functional cure—potentially transformative for people living with hepatitis B. WHA has developed a community briefing for advocates on key terms and compounds in development. Read: bit.ly/3KVGs08 YouTube: bit.ly/3Mz4cId

Can I pass hepatitis B to my baby? www.youtube.com/watch?v=POiB...

Join our webinar tomorrow for a deep dive into the hepatitis B functional cure — what it means, the treatments in the pipeline, and how it could transform lives. Speakers: Rachel Halford and Dr Thomas Tu Register: bit.ly/4iIisKv Supported by Aligos Therapeutics, GSK, and Virion Therapeutics

C-CAB applications extended! The deadline to apply for the SAFEStart+ Country Community Advisory Board (C-CAB) has been extended. Malawi, Nigeria, and Uganda: 17 December 2025 Paraguay: 30 January 2026 Learn more about the C-CAB and how to apply: bit.ly/4oQatMX

📢 WHS 2026 late breaker abstracts now open! An extra chance to have your work featured at the World Hepatitis Summit in Bangkok. Submit impactful work driving progress against viral hepatitis at national, regional or community levels. ⏳ Closes 15 January 2026 Learn more & submit: bit.ly/4lqZfNJ

📝 Have you filled in our #HepTestWeek survey yet? We’d love to hear from you! Tell us how World Hepatitis Testing Week went for you — what worked, what inspired you, and how we can make next year even better. 👉 Take the survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/QCPKKXS

One week to go! Join us next Tuesday for a webinar on the hepatitis B functional cure — what it is, treatments in the pipeline, and how it could transform care. With Rachel Halford and Dr Thomas Tu. ⏰ 10:00 GMT 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4iIisKv Supported by Aligos & Virion.

Hepatitis Australia & ASHMurge Australians to maintain routine #hepB #vaccinations for newborns despite US CDC advisory panel vote to restrict birth dose vaccinations. @hepatitisaustralia.bsky.social @hepbvoicesau.bsky.social @worldhepalliance.bsky.social www.hepatitisaustralia.com/news/joint-m...

📢 Webinar alert! Join us on 16 December as we discuss the hepatitis B functional cure — what it is, treatments in the clinical pipeline, & how progress could transform the lives of people living with hepatitis B. ⏰ 10:00 GMT bit.ly/4iIisKv Supported by Aligos Therapeutics & Virion Therapeutics

📢 Webinar alert! Join us on 16 December as we discuss the hepatitis B functional cure — what it is, treatments in the clinical pipeline, and how progress could transform the lives of people living with hepatitis B. ⏰ 10:00 GMT Register: bit.ly/4iIisKv

How was #HepTestWeek? Share your thoughts about this year’s World Hepatitis Testing Week by completing our survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/QCPKKXS Your feedback is incredibly valuable and will help us measure the impact of the campaign.

Still on #WorldAIDSDay: Download our digital toolkit with Y+ Global, offering clear, youth-friendly information on hepatitis and HIV. It raises awareness, debunks myths, and supports young people to make informed health decisions. Download: bit.ly/3zS82pb

This #WorldAIDSDay, we stand with communities worldwide to call for urgent action to end AIDS. WHA joins GFAN AP & the Seven Alliance in urging leaders to stand with key populations and commit to “Overcoming Disruption, Transforming the AIDS Response.” Read: gfanasiapacific.org/2025/12/worl...

Thank you to Bluejay Therapeutics for supporting #HepTestWeek this year! Your commitment to increasing diagnosis is saving lives and moving us closer to hepatitis elimination. Get tested: heptestweek.org

Watch our webinar on the role of triple elimination in hepatitis programmes, scaling up EVT services, and how stakeholders can drive progress together. We also launched a community briefing with key calls to action for advocates. Webinar: bit.ly/3Kk3Bcl Briefing: bit.ly/3KbH4i4

We have the tools to tackle hepatitis, but without finding the missing millions, elimination isn’t possible. Thank you to Gilead for supporting #HepTestWeek! Together we’re raising awareness, expanding testing access & moving closer to eliminating viral hepatitis. Get tested: heptestweek.org

Thank you to everyone who joined us for #HepTestWeek! Your engagement, passion, and commitment help drive the global movement for hepatitis elimination. We’d love to see what you did last week. Share your activities with us at: [email protected] #NOhep #HepCantWait

#ESGVH message for #HepTestWeek 25: Testing saves lives. Awareness drives change. Action moves us forward. 🩺 Early diagnosis = timely treatment 🤝 Normalize testing, reduce stigma 🌍 Elimination is possible if we act now @escmid.bsky.social @worldhepalliance.bsky.social @oana-sandulescu.bsky.social

As part of #HepTestWeek, Vision Outreach Zambia carried out hepatitis B testing, vaccinations and awareness raising for pregnant women at Chawama Level One Hospital, alongside routine check-ups. VOZ are part of the NOhep Mums programme supported by Abbott.

Still on #HepTestWeek, Supporting Entrepreneurship & Economic Development (SEED) provided hepatitis B testing, vaccinations and counselling for pregnant women at DASSA Hospital, along with an awareness session encouraging testing and prevention. SEED are part of the NOhep Mums programme.

🎥 Missed our webinar on scaling up hepatitis delta testing? The recording is now live! 👉 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBl5... Hear experts break down the latest testing guidelines, key barriers, and practical steps we can take to accelerate scale-up. Supported by BlueJay #HepTestWeek

For #HepTestWeek, Hope Life Support Empowerment Initiative (HLSEI) took to the streets to raise awareness about hepatitis B, sharing information & encouraging routine testing. HLSEI are part of the NOhep Mums programme: Accelerating Access to Antenatal Testing for Hepatitis B. Supported by Abbott

17-23 November is @worldhepalliance.bsky.social #WorldHepatitisTestingWeek. We wrote a blog on hepatitis testing as a global issue The #LONGEVITYproject, is working on a one-shot-cure for HCV to provide patients in LMICs treatment at diagnosis www.liverpool.ac.uk/centre-of-ex... @unitaid.bsky.social

The AIVL Network member organisations provide hepatitis testing. Make sure to call our peer infoline at 1800 MYAIVL (692485) so we can send you in the right direction. 💜✊️✊🏿🧡

Tomorrow! Join our final #HepTestWeek webinar at 13:00 GMT on scaling up hepatitis B within triple elimination programmes. Register: bit.ly/43hpejV We’ll explore approaches to expanding services and how stakeholders can work together to drive progress. Supported by Abbott.

Day 2 of #HepTestWeek! More than 300 million people worldwide are estimated to be living with viral hepatitis. Take our quiz to find out why you should get tested for hepatitis. It could save your life! Learn more: heptestweek.org

Let's Eliminate Hepatitis C in Australia by 2030! 🧡✊️✊🏿💜

Today for #HepTestWeek, YouthAID Liberia held an awareness session at a local medical facility, boosting community knowledge of hepatitis B and providing testing. They are part of the NOhep Mums programme, accelerating access to antenatal hepatitis B testing.

Have you registered yet? Join us on Thursday for our last #HepTestWeek webinar as we discuss scaling up hepatitis B within triple elimination programmes. Register: bit.ly/43hpejV Supported by Abbott

It’s #HepTestWeek! Get involved 👇 ✔️ Join our webinar (starting in an hour): https://bit.ly/43GArus ✍ Take our quiz: https://bit.ly/whtwquiz 🌍 Add your organisation to the global map: https://bit.ly/whtwmap 📲 Download resources: heptestweek.org#HepTestWeek Let’s make hepatitis testing a global priority!

We had an engaging session yesterday exploring the landscape of hepatitis delta testing. Missed it? Catch up and watch the full webinar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBl5ZRQnxbM Supported by Bluejay Therapeutics. #HepTestWeek

Have you registered yet? Join us on Monday as we officially enter #HepTestWeek with our webinar exploring innovative approaches to hepatitis testing. 🗓️ Monday, 17 November | ⏰ 13:00–14:00 GMT Register: https://bit.ly/43GArus#HepTestWeek

Thank you to our partners for supporting #HepTestWeek – through partnerships like these, we can increase testing, expand access to treatment, and finally eliminate hepatitis. Get tested: heptestweek.org#HepTestWeek Bluejay Therapeutics, Abbott, AbbVie, Gilead Sciences, GSK, and Roche

One week to go! 📈 Scaling up hepatitis B within triple elimination programmes Thursday 20 November 13:00-14:30 GMT Register: https://bit.ly/43hpejV Supported by Abbott

YOUTHAID Liberia, as part of the #NOhep Mums programme on accelerating access to antenatal hepatitis B testing, held a one-day training for healthcare workers in Montserrado on hepatitis B screening, counselling, infection prevention, and data reporting.

⏰ Starting in less than two hours! Don't miss this very important discussion on hepatitis delta testing. Register NOW: bit.ly/4odkUuh Supported by Bluejay Therapeutics

📢 Don’t miss our webinar on Innovative Approaches to Hepatitis Testing! 🗓️ Mon 17 Nov | 13:00–14:00 GMT 🔗 https://bit.ly/43GArus Join experts from WHO, WHA & global partners as we explore how integrating hepatitis testing into other programmes boosts diagnosis. #HepTestWeek

📢 Tomorrow at 13:00 GMT! Join Rachel Halford, Dr Olufunmilayo Lesi, Prof Maria Buti, Dr Tatyana Kushner & Jessica Hicks to discuss Scaling up hepatitis delta testing: Breaking barriers, seizing opportunities. 🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/4odkUuh Supported by Bluejay Therapeutics #HepTestWeek

Thank you to Gilead Sciences for supporting #HepTestWeek! Together, we’re raising awareness, expanding access to testing, and moving closer to eliminating viral hepatitis. Get tested: heptestweek.org

Our Senior Director, Jessica Hicks, represented WHA and patient organisations on the Hepatitis Delta Therapeutics and Assay Development panel at the Forum for Collaborative Research’s HBV Forum in Washington, D.C.

Tomorrow and Wednesday! Join Daniela Rojas Castro for a practical workshop on supporting community-led hepatitis testing. 🇬🇧 Tue 11 Nov | 16:00 GMT - https://bit.ly/3Wq94kv 🇫🇷 Wed 12 Nov | 13:00 GMT - https://bit.ly/4hzCM0a 🇪🇸 Wed 12 Nov | 15:00 GMT - https://bit.ly/48MIQA2 #HepTestWeek

A full room at our #NOhep Medical Visionaries Forum yesterday at #TLM25 discussing how the latest hepatitis B guidelines affect real-world care – particularly in low-resource & community settings.

Have you registered yet? Join us on Thursday as we learn more about testing for hepatitis delta. Supported by Bluejay Therapeutics Register: bit.ly/4odkUuh #HepTestWeek

Attending #TLM25, join our #NOhep Medical Visionaries Forum tomorrow to explore how the latest hepatitis B guidelines affect real-world care – particularly in low-resource and community settings. ⏰ 7-8 am EST 📍Marquis Ballroom Salon 14 Register: https://bit.ly/4hJ5NX5

One week to go! ⏰ Join our webinar next Thursday to explore the hepatitis delta testing landscape — from current guidelines to barriers and next steps for scale-up. With Rachel Halford, Prof Maria Buti, Dr Tatyana Kushner & Jessica Hicks. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4odkUuh Supported by Bluejay Therapeutics

Attending #TLM25, join our #NOhep Medical Visionaries Forum to explore how the latest hepatitis B guidelines affect real-world care – particularly in low-resource & community settings. 🗓️ Sunday 9 Nov ⏰ 7-8 am EST 📍Marquis Ballroom Salon 14 Register: https://bit.ly/4hJ5NX5

Ending HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B starts with protecting mothers and babies. Join our webinar on scaling up triple elimination efforts and saving lives. 🗓️ In 2 weeks | 🔗 https://bit.ly/43hpejV Supported by Abbott

#HepTestWeek is almost here! Join the movement for accessible hepatitis testing: ✅ Use campaign resources ✅ Create custom graphics ✅ Take the 3-question quiz ✅ Write to policymakers ✅ Add your organisation to the global map Take action today: heptestweek.org