World Hepatitis Alliance Welcomes New Global Framework Aimed at Saving the Lives of Millions Living With Hepatitis

World Hepatitis Alliance Welcomes New Global Framework Aimed at Saving the Lives of Millions Living With Hepatitis PR Newswire GENEVA, July 25, 2012 GENEVA, July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alliance calls on governments to support the WHO strategy by setting regional targets to eradicate this killer disease The World Hepatitis Alliance have today welcomed the launch of the World Health Organization (WHO) framework for hepatitis as the global patient community marks World Hepatitis Day. 'Prevention and Control of Viral Hepatitis Infection: [1]Framework for Global Action' , provides a global vision for the prevention and control of viral hepatitis and outlines four axes for action for regions and countries to develop effective strategies and plans according to their specific hepatitis burden and challenges. "Hepatitis is closer than you think, with approximately 1 in 12 people living with either hepatitis B or C globally," said Charles Gore, President of the Alliance. "The launch of the WHO Framework is an essential step in the fight against this global epidemic." The launch of the Framework comes two years after the agreement of a historic World Health Assembly (WHA) resolution on viral hepatitis (WHA63.18) which for the first time described what is expected of governments to deliver improvements in awareness, surveillance, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of viral hepatitis.