Global Hepatitis Programme
The Department of Global HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections Programmes leads the development and implementation of the global health sector strategy on the elimination of viral hepatitis as a public health threat.
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Global Hepatitis Report 2024
WHO's 2024 Global Hepatitis Report alerts that the number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis is increasing. The disease is the second leading infectious cause of death globally – with 1.3 million deaths per year, the same as tuberculosis, a top infectious killer.
This is the first consolidated WHO report on viral hepatitis epidemiology, service coverage and product access, with improved data for action. This report...
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Viral hepatitis B and C burden of disease, WHO policy adoption status in countries, 2025 (Information sheet – PDF, 3.3 Mb)
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13 October 2025
Opioid agonist maintenance treatment as an essential health service: implementation guidance on mitigating...
Opioid agonist maintenance treatment (OAMT) for people with opioid dependence is proven to be safe and effective in addressing a broad range of health...
14 July 2025
Country guidance for planning triple elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and...
This publication provides guidance for planning country-specific programming to achieve the triple elimination of mother-to-child (or vertical) transmission...
14 July 2025
Integrating HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections with primary health care – Learning...
Countries are navigating major challenges and emerging opportunities in funding and delivering HIV, viral hepatitis, and STIs (HHS) services, with...
8 July 2025
Sustaining priority services for HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections in a changing...
This operational guidance provides a structured approach to support countries in sustaining priority services for HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted...
Following years of having achieved very high coverage with hepatitis B immunization, Maldives and Sri Lanka have been verified by an independent expert...
27 February 2025
Self-testing implementation toolkit for HIV, hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections
Self-testing is a self-care intervention recommended by WHO as an additional testing strategy for HIV, hepatitis C and syphilis, respectively....
13 January 2025
WHO guideline on contact tracing
This practical guideline establishes definitions for “contact”, “contact person”, “contact tracing” and other associated...
4 December 2024
Priorities in planning person-centred hepatitis B and C testing services: operational guide
This operational guide on viral hepatitis testing services provides support to countries in developing policies and practices that define a ...
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