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WHA President, 2018-2019 Michael Ninburg the timefor action isnow. the response to viral hepatitis. Unequivocally, developed anambitiousworkplan to accelerate make up for decades ofneglect and WHAhas tackle thisdisease.Still, we have much to do to many countries to now enhancingtheirefforts WHO’s Elimination Strategy in2016,with members,and its 194 governments adopted advocacy by theWorld HepatitisAlliance Yet, progress isfinally insight.Following tackle thisglobal epidemic. all issues thatmustbeaddressed inorder to sanitation andaccess to clean water, theseare diagnostics, to blood andinjectionsafety, to harm reduction andaccess to medicinesand will require acomprehensive approach. From behind are reached first. Furthermore, success only behind’butthat thefurthest is‘no-oneleft towithout significant efforts ensure thatnot and migrants. Elimination is notconceivable peoples, prisoners, menwhohave sexwithmen such aspeople whousedrugs, indigenous disadvantaged, marginalised silenced, andoften In fact, thosemostaffected are thosealready one location noramongstonegroup ofpeople. demands immediate action. Itisnotfound in Viral hepatitisisaglobal problem that and just1%ofpeople access treatment. but only 1in10people are aware oftheirillness million people are livingwithhepatitisBandC talking about.Across theglobe, asmany325 yet isjusthow manymore deaths we could be increased by 22%since 2000.More worrisome – astaggering 1.3million each year thathas F oreword from viral hepatitis number ofdeaths rebukes therising , ourcommunity AIDS, and mortality from HIV/ celebrates decreasing hepatitis. Astheworld response aswithviral and theglobal the burden ofdisease disparity between has there beensuch Rarely inhistory WHA CEO Raquel Peck determination towards oureliminationgoal. hepatitis meansacceleration, momentum and the power ofthepeople living withviral potential ofthemissingmillions andharnessing why we must speed ahead. Unlocking the The road ahead may belong butthisisexactly encourage innovation andsave lives. who can drive prevention, demand access, have armyof325million apowerful advocates Once themissingmillions become aware, we dark, there ispotential to shoutsomuch louder. find andeducate themillions currently inthe scaled-up awareness to anddiagnosis efforts demanded attention. Withdrastically the strong patientadvocacy thathastirelessly already made would beinconceivable without decade istestament to this.Theprogress madeelimination. Theefforts over thepast by viral hepatitisis paramount to achieving We know thatthevoice ofpeople affected pipe dream. millions, eliminationwill remain nothingbuta stage liver . Withoutfindingthemissing others andare atriskofdeveloping fatal end- illness. Thesepeople can transmit thediseaseto B andCbutare completely unaware oftheir million people whoare suffering from hepatitis a reality. What’smissingisthepeople: 290 piece ofthepuzzle ismissingto make thisgoal needed exist,acrucial yet, while all thetools can boastthis.And devastating achievable. Sofew cause, eliminationis commitment to the as well asaglobal cure for hepatitisC for hepatitisBanda vaccines andtreatment killer. Witheffective to eliminate aglobal We have anopportunity

Strategic Plan 2018 - 2020 - 2018 Plan Strategic World Hepatitis Alliance Hepatitis World 3 4 2007 World Hepatitis Alliance Strategic Plan 2018 - 2020 WHA established treated by 2030. with chronic hepatitisBorCvirusinfection B andCdeaths and80%ofeligible persons , a65%reduction inviral hepatitis new cases ofchronic viral hepatitisBandC ratified in2016,including a90%reduction in set whentheWHOElimination Strategy was for hepatitisC.Very ambitioustargets were and atreatment for hepatitisBandacure We are ataturning point.We have vaccines viral hepatitisby 2030. governments pledging to theeliminationof unwavering commitment has resulted in194 advocacy. Adecade oftenacious and effort Day in2008to adecade ofstrong patient community onthefirst World Hepatitis building activities. From unitingthe awareness raising, advocacy andcapacity map. We pioneered thefightthrough our for viral hepatitis,we have put itonthe not justchangedthecourse ofhistory In just10years ofexistence, we have A O the first 2008 ur Advocating for support for trailblazing led World Hepatitis Day 19 May 2008

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impact viral hepatitis,community advocates policymakers, people livingwith a global convener. More than900 was testament to WHA’s role as World HepatitisSummitinBrazil result.” hepatitis can only beadvanced asa welfare ofpeople livingwithviral global change.Thehealth and as anexcellent platform to create inclusive andserve andpowerful interactions attheSummitwere both plans to eliminate viral hepatitis.The to debate, discussandformulate and professionals came together global policiesinto nationalactions.” webinars, have helped ustranslate their regular capability building global policylandscape andthrough awareness andknowledge ofthe Alliance hashelped usbuild our “Working withtheWorld Hepatitis Fundación Hepatos Aión, Mexico Aión, Hepatos Fundación of patients.” viral hepatitis,to benefitthehealth together to help stop thespread of aside theirdifferences andcooperate languages andcultures, theyput where people withdifferent to belong to aglobal community “Being amemberoftheWHAmeans Liver Foundation, West Bengal, India Bengal, West Foundation, Liver “The highly“The successful 2017 Hepatitis Australia, Australia Australia, Hepatitis success. Ourfirst step isto findthem. are yet to bediagnosed andlinkingthemto care, will all only otherefforts have marginal million are unaware theyhave thedisease.Withoutfindingthose“MissingMillions” that the 325million people currently livingwitheitherviral hepatitisBorC,upwards of290 should beharnessed to bringaboutthechangeswe needto make eliminationareality. Of hepatitis needto berecognised for theunique contribution theycan make andtheirpower From prevention anddiagnosis through to treatment andcare, people livingwithviral we start by unitingonarenewed missionto: past. Sowhere do we start?Withover 280members working ontheground in91countries, We have 13years to hitourultimate goal.13years to make viral hepatitisathingofthe W “Harness thepower of people livingwithviral hat hepatitis to achieve elimination” its ’ s

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Strategic Plan 2018 - 2020 - 2018 Plan Strategic World Hepatitis Alliance Hepatitis World 7 8 World Hepatitis Alliance Strategic Plan 2018 - 2020 Belgium Belarus Bangladesh Azerbaijan Austria Australia Argentina Algeria Afghanistan initiatives. life-saving interventions and lobby governments anddeliver advocate, raise awareness, living withviral hepatitis,they fighting onbehalfofpeople made up ofpatientorganisations our organisation. Predominantly Our members are thecore of worldwide. O of 280+organisations in91countries Our global membership ismade up ur

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action findings from theWhite WHA will examine the on implementation. (2019-2020) will focus The second phase undiagnosed. the journeyto findthe or become advocates in to getscreened and/ and encourage people national testing policies awareness, influence the objective to raise global campaign with Missing Millions” launch the Alongside this,we will White Paper. recommendations ina the findingsand partners publishing with members andkey and consultations conduct global surveys them. Assuch, WHAwill to play inovercoming the role civilsociety has barriers anddefining understanding these will focus onbetter programme (2018) The first phaseof this targets theycommitted to. aim ofhelping countries reach thediagnosis undertaking amulti-year programme withthe global andnationallevel, andassuch we are know significant barriers to diagnosis exist,ata rates will fall andinfection rates will rise.We a massive scale-up indiagnosis, treatment developing cirrhosisandliver cancer. Without 290 million men,women andchildren atriskof hepatitis are aware oftheirdiagnosis –that’s Currently, only 11%ofthoselivingwithviral knowing theirstatus by 2020and90%by 2030. B andCinfection, with30%ofpeople infected increase inthediagnosis ofchronic viral hepatitis The WHOElimination Strategy calls for amajor B F ind reaking

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11 Strategic Plan 2018 - 2020 - 2018 Plan Strategic Alliance Hepatitis World 12 World Hepatitis Alliance Strategic Plan 2018 - 2020 care. prevention andaccess to testing, treatment and and to influence real changeindisease awareness ofthehuge burden ofviral hepatitis medical professionals to andpatients raise global day ofaction whichunites policymakers, and countless otherevents. WHDhasbecome a the day withawareness activities, testing drives in almostevery country intheworld celebrate countries, to today where millions ofsupporters supported by patientgroups from around 47 community-led World HepatitisDay in2008, and exceeded all expectations: from thefirst wrong. Inten years, short WHDhasevolved World HepatitisDay (WHD)proves thesceptics the impact ofglobal awareness dates. However, calendars, manypeople remain sceptical about With somany‘world days’ populating our A W orld global H

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impact Summit inSão Paulo, Brazil andin thenext website was launched attheWorld Hepatitis financing aviral hepatitis programme. The creating theinvestment case, budgeting and how to adopt astrategic approach to costing, their hepatitisresponse. Itprovides guidance on countries facing challenges infully funding Financing Strategy Template The NationalViral Hepatitis Programme ensure thatmomentum continues once external strengthen thenationaladvocacy voices to Once thefinancingwork iscomplete, WHAwill funding for theirhepatitisCprogrammes. exploring theiroptions inregards to sources of a strategic approach to financing,actively have shown considerable political will to taking In embarkingontheproject, thesegovernments elimination targets. WHO 2020and2030regional andglobal strategies, withtheaimofachieving the agreed case, budgeting andexamining financing a hepatitisCresponse, makinganinvestment number ofcountries withtheprocess ofcosting WHA will assistthegovernments ofaselect funding challenges intheirhepatitisresponse. have alsolaunched afinancingtemplate to support countries to look athow theycan overcome cost, create theinvestment case andexplore financingoptions for theirhepatitisCprogrammes. We adequate preventative measures. To address this,WHAhasbeenhelping nationalgovernments to needed to findthemissingmillions. Norwill theyhave theability to provide treatment and Without fully-funded nationalplans, countries will nothave theresources to scale-up theservices S N N F trategy ational ational inancing T V P emplate rogrammes iral

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13 Strategic Plan 2018 - 2020 - 2018 Plan Strategic Alliance Hepatitis World 14 World Hepatitis Alliance Strategic Plan 2018 - 2020 Universal Health Coverage. around theSustainable Development Goal3and todiscussions pertinent ourcause, such asthose patient perspective andto influence high-level meetings andconferences to highlighttheunique people livingwithviral hepatitisatkey hearings, membershipbehalf ofits and themillions of Throughout 2018-2020WHAwill speak on R C response. continue to represent, convene andprovide aplatform for thecommunity to accelerate thehepatitis health systems reforms thatfacilitate new, more people-centred health services. Assuch, WHAwill prevention to testing to treatment andfollow-up care, andby encouraging innovation, such as environment ofthedrive can bepart to prevent thediseaseby ensuringaccess to services, from As more people livingwithviral hepatitisare aware oftheirdiagnosis, theyandthoseintheirsocial disease, recognising themasvital partners intheeliminationeffort. eliminate viral hepatitis.Assuch, policy-makers should harnessthevoices ofthoseaffected by the equitable response sothatthemostvulnerable andmarginalised to are behindintheeffort notleft would otherwisebemissed;andoffer aplatform to address stigmaanddiscrimination,ensuringan finding theundiagnosed through peersupport services; help identifygaps withinaction plans which contribute to thedelivery ofstronger awareness campaigns; strengthen innovative approaches to partnership withtheaffected community andcivilsociety organisations can, amongstotherthings, In thecontext ofaddressing thebarriers to diagnosis andfindingthemissingmillions, ameaningful perspectives andexperiences whichgreatly enhance theeffectiveness ofstrategies andprogrammes. disseminate reliable information, civilsociety organisations bringfundamentally important to eliminate viral hepatitis.Aside from fulfilling theneedfor trusted entitiesthatconsistently People livingwithviral hepatitisandtheaffected community ofevery should beattheheart effort apparent. for equality ofcare inthis population became the field when theneedfor aplatform thatcalls we established in in 2014together withexperts Viral Hepatitis(2019). WIPCisaninitiative which World IndigenousPeoples Conference (WIPC)on Finally, we will support thedelivery ofthethird viral hepatitiselimination. advocates andredefines theirrole inachieving that encourages this important group to become looking atdeveloping apeer-to-peer initiative Visionary Programme for Medical Professionals Furthermore, WHAwill drive theNOhep the call for increased diagnosis rates. other key stakeholders together to strengthen WHA will alsobringmembers, partners and COMMUNITY UNLOCKING THEPOWER OFTHE epresentation onvening

power : amongst others. on hepatitis,WHOCivilSociety Reference Group, Médicines Patent Pool, theLancet Commission Furthermore, WHAcurrently holds aseatat populations and minorities. prevention, care andtreatment for indigenous include specific strategies to facilitate access to to ensure thatnational viral hepatitisplans organisations andpolicymakers, WIPCaims working inIndigenoushealth, civilsociety the Indigenouscommunities, clinicians, those Led by IndigenousPeoples anddesigned for

people livingwithviral hepatitis. to come forward andstrengthen thevoice of provide support andinspiration, empower others continue to anddisseminate amplify thetool to illness andcoming forward for testing. WHAwill that prevents people from understanding the tackling thestigma,fear anddiscrimination highlighting thetrue impact ofthediseaseand stories andlived experiences ofviral hepatitis, • currently undiagnosed. of people livingwithviral hepatitiswhoare special focus onthedrive to findthemillions needed to effectively lobby for change,witha on various aspects ofadvocacy andthetools to educate andpatientrepresentatives patients • Webinars: WHAwill produce more webinars P Wall ofStories: latf orms Thistool showcases thereal

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engagement : Professionals. Seemore inthenextsection. such astheVisionariesProgramme for Medical audiences andexpandingexistingprogrammes, conversations, engaging newpartners and to grow theNOhepvoice, drivingtheonline partnerships. In2018-2020WHAwill continue implement socialmediacampaigns andbuild cause andaplatform through whichonecan established asthebrand itself for thehepatitis to eliminate viral hepatitisby 2030hasalready was launched in2016),ourglobal movement • NOhep:Despite infancy beinginits (NOhep

15 Strategic Plan 2018 - 2020 - 2018 Plan Strategic Alliance Hepatitis World 16 World Hepatitis Alliance Strategic Plan 2018 - 2020 guide for medical professionals. in June2018,where we will produce aNOhep Global Village attheGlobal HepatitisSummit regions. Alongside this,we will hostaNOhep professionals’ stream intheAsiaandAfrica as advocates. We will launch themedical professionals, governments andcivilsociety which isaprogramme to engage medical on building theNOhepVisionariesProgramme, Building onthissuccess, 2018will mainly focus national NOhepgroups have beenestablished. the NOhepVisionariesProgramme. To date, 20 professionals and6governments of aspart secured commitment from over 200medical 67,400 NOhepactions have beentaken. We more than90million people onlineandover by 2030.Since then#NOhephasreached global movement to eliminate viral hepatitis In 2016we launched NO hep NOhep, thefirst ever

to grow thesupporter base. demanding changeandengaging key influencers platform asthevoice ofpeople ontheground democratising theNOhepmovement, usingthe community. We will alsostart theprocess of at delivering advocacy workshops to themedical strengthen thevisionariesprogramme, looking global targets. In2019-2020we will continue to encourage supporters to drive action to meetthe Finally, we will publishan advocacy toolkit to to

17 Strategic Plan 2018 - 2020 - 2018 Plan Strategic Alliance Hepatitis World 18 World Hepatitis Alliance Strategic Plan 2018 - 2020 Prevention andControl, World Health Organization, amongstothers. International Drug Policy Consortium, theLancet, MedicinesPatent Pool, theUSCenters for Disease Plus, theEuropean Associationfor theStudy oftheLiver, FIND, International AIDSSociety, Health Access Initiative, theCoalition for theEradication ofViral HepatitisinAsiaPacific, Coalition Currently, ourwork partners include theAmerican Associationfor theStudy oftheLiver, Clinton where relevant, andwill continue to build onthe work we undertake withavariety ofstakeholders. targets for viral hepatitisinthenext13years. Assuch, we will seekto form newpartnerships, WHA firmly believes thatcollaboration will bekey ifwe are to achieve theambitiouselimination reach S trategic

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to advance thehepatitisresponse. working withrelevant civilsociety partners to and care ofpeople livingwiththe disease, and improve hepatitisprevention, testing, treatment strategic information, looking atways to to countries instrengthening viral hepatitis involves theprovision oftechnical assistance their continued support to Members States. This agreed aworkplan withthemthatfocuses on Plan can beeffectively implemented. We have the European Regionto ensure theirAction WHA will continue to second afocal pointto (R S full-time focal pointto theWHORegional Furthermore, we have beenseconding a Society Reference Group, ofwhichwe are part. Advisory Committee onhepatitisandCivil the inputwe provide to theirStrategic Technical it intechnical guidelines andreports orthrough always reflected intheiractions andoutputs, be ensuring thevoice oftheaffected community is we have since beentheirkey civilsociety partner, newly-formed Global HepatitisProgramme and we seconded to someonepart-time theirthen 2012. In2011,despite ourlimited resources, and was awarded “OfficialRelations” status in WHA hasalways worked closely withWHO W econdment egional orld H O ealth

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