A 2024 global report on national policy, programmes, and progress towards hepatitis B elimination: findings from 33 hepatitis elimination profiles.

ABSTRACT: The Coaltion for Global Hepatitis Elimination's National Hepatitis Elimination Profiles assess the status of national data, policy, and programme development the elimination of viral hepatitis. Profiles from 33 countries and territories show progress, towards elimination of hepatitis B with 24 (73%) of them meeting the 2025 WHO interim target of 0·5% or less HBsAg prevalence in children younger than 5 years. 22 (67%) of countries and territories profiled have policies for universal hepatitis B birth-dose vaccination of newborns. Access to hepatitis B testing and treatment, including removing HBsAg screening and hepatitis B treatment patient co-payments and simplifying treatment algorithms, remains suboptimal, especially in low-income and middle-income countries and territories. Of the seve

SUBMITTER: Hiebert-Suwondo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12308976 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature