Global policy report on the prevention and control of viral hepatitis in WHO member states
By: this document was written by Jeffrey V. Lazarus, Kelly Safreed-Harmon and Ida Sperle from the University of Copenhagen in coordination with the World Health Organization's Global Hepatitis Programme and the World Hepatitis Alliance
Contributors: Safreed-Harmon, Kelly, author; Sperle, Ida, author; World Health Organization. Global Hepatitis Programme; World Hepatitis Alliance; World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Geneva, Switzerland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9789241564632
Subjects: Viral Hepatitis; Prevention
Description: The periodic evaluation of implementation of the WHO strategy requires an initial baseline survey of all Member States. In mid-2012, WHO, in collaboration with the World Hepatitis Alliance, conducted such a survey, asking Member States to provide information relating to the four axes of the WHO strategy. In particular, Member States were asked whether key prevention and control activities are being conducted. This report presents the results. The first chapter provides an introduction to viral hepatitis and to the global response to this group of diseases. The second chapter provides a global overview of the survey findings. Chapters three through eight present findings from the six WHO regions, including summaries of data from all responding countries. Additional survey data, study methodology information and the survey instrument can be found in Annexes A-E.