2024 Webinar: AASLD-INASL Joint World Hepatitis Day-World Hepatitis Day Webinar EM

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In a joint webinar between Inazil and ASLD, Dr. Ajay Dussehra, Secretary General of Inazil, welcomed attendees to the first ever joint webinar between the two associations. The webinar, held on the occasion of World Hepatitis Day 2024, focused on viral hepatitis. Dr. SP Singh and Dr. Patricia Johns were the moderators, and speakers included Dr. Nora Turow on hepatitis C virus elimination and Dr. Vivek Saraswat on the treat-all strategy in HIV infection. They discussed the importance of increasing awareness, decentralizing care, co-locating treatment, accessibility to diagnostics and treatment, simplifying treatment algorithms, and gathering data for monitoring progress. The panelists shared insights on adapting these strategies in various practice settings and the challenges in finding and treating patients effectively. The importance of public-private partnerships, government commitment, and workforce capacity building was also highlighted. The webinar concluded with a discussion on testing in blood banks with Dr. Rao raising a question on detection methods. The session provided valuable insights on hepatitis treatment strategies and implementation challenges in different settings.

Keywords

Inazil

ASLD

World Hepatitis Day

viral hepatitis

hepatitis C virus

HIV infection

awareness

treatment accessibility

public-private partnerships

diagnostics