{"id":18290,"date":"2024-07-28T11:38:14","date_gmt":"2024-07-28T08:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eeca-cat.info\/?p=18290"},"modified":"2025-02-25T11:39:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T08:39:32","slug":"world-hepatitis-day-civil-society-representatives-call-on-who-to-develop-guidelines-for-hepatitis-d-diagnosis-and-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eeca-cat.info\/en\/world-hepatitis-day-civil-society-representatives-call-on-who-to-develop-guidelines-for-hepatitis-d-diagnosis-and-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"World Hepatitis Day: Civil Society Representatives Call on WHO to Develop Guidelines for Hepatitis D Diagnosis and Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Ahead of <\/span>World Hepatitis Day<span class=\"s1\">, civil society representatives have sent a letter to the <\/span>World Health Organization (WHO)<span class=\"s1\">, urging the organization to <\/span>establish a dedicated working group on hepatitis D and develop separate guidelines for its diagnosis and treatment<span class=\"s1\">. The <\/span>English version of the letter<span class=\"s1\"> is available in the attachment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">The letter was <\/span>initiated by ITPC EECA and ECAT<span class=\"s1\"> and signed by representatives of <\/span>civil society organizations from EECA countries<span class=\"s1\">, as well as international organizations, including <\/span>Treatment Action Group (TAG), GNP+, ITPC Global<span class=\"s1\">, and others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">According to WHO\u2019s <\/span>2024 report<span class=\"s1\">, the <\/span>hepatitis D virus (HDV) affects approximately 5% of people worldwide living with chronic hepatitis B<span class=\"s1\">, and <\/span>HDV co-infection accounts for around 20% of liver disease and liver cancer cases<span class=\"s1\">among people with hepatitis B.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">In recent years, particularly amid the humanitarian crises caused by the <\/span>COVID-19 pandemic and armed conflicts<span class=\"s1\">, there has been a <\/span>significant increase in the number of people seeking support from patient organizations and NGOs regarding hepatitis D<span class=\"s1\">. Patients report that they are <\/span>unable to receive adequate consultation and medical assistance related to hepatitis D<span class=\"s1\">, especially regarding <\/span>diagnosis and treatment<span class=\"s1\">. Many individuals seek help <\/span>at late stages of liver damage<span class=\"s1\">, which <\/span>complicates treatment and worsens health outcomes<span class=\"s1\">. At the same time, <\/span>epidemiological data on hepatitis D remain scarce in both the EECA region and globally<span class=\"s1\">, and <\/span>awareness of the issue among healthcare professionals and policymakers remains low<span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">During informal discussions on the importance of a <\/span>dedicated response to hepatitis D<span class=\"s1\">, WHO\u2019s <\/span>key role as the leading organization responsible for developing evidence-based guidelines<span class=\"s1\"> was repeatedly emphasized.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Civil society representatives strongly believe that the development of <\/span>new WHO guidelines<span class=\"s1\"> will <\/span>help improve hepatitis D detection and treatment, raise awareness among healthcare professionals, and ultimately lead to better health outcomes for patients<span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eeca-cat.info\/en\/open_letter_who_hdv_eng-2\/\">open_letter_who_hdv_eng<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of World Hepatitis Day, civil society representatives have sent a letter to the World Health Organization (WHO), urging the organization to establish a dedicated working group on hepatitis D and develop separate guidelines for its diagnosis and treatment. The English version of the letter is available in the attachment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[46],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eeca-cat.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18290"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eeca-cat.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eeca-cat.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eeca-cat.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eeca-cat.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18290"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eeca-cat.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18291,"href":"https:\/\/eeca-cat.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18290\/revisions\/18291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eeca-cat.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eeca-cat.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eeca-cat.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}