It defined a global reduction of 90 per cent in incidents of the disease and 65 per cent in mortality from hepatitis B and hepatitis C by 2030. Hepatitis.”The WHO, in a statement, yesterday, said: “Viral hepatitis B and C affect 325 million people around the world. But we must accelerate progress to achieve our goal of eliminating hepatitis by 2030.”Aiming to speed up global progress, WHO said it is also releasing new global guidelines on hepatitis C treatment. WHO Director for HIV and Hepatitis, Dr. Gottfried Hirnschall, said: “Eliminating hepatitis will require ongoing innovation, better medicines, and improved health services. Our new recommendations should pave the way for everybody with hepatitis C to access testing and curative treatment now.”

Source: The Guardian July 27, 2018 04:30 UTC