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Quarterly Progress Report October - December 2018 2 World Hepatitis Alliance Quarterly Progress Report : July - September 2018 CEO Raquel Peck chapter andultimately prosper initselimination vision! and ourglobalboard. Ilookforward to seeingWHA enter anew CEO (currently beingrecruited), ourdedicated team inLondon cause, taking role anadvisory at WHAandsupportingthenew we are allpartof. Iwillcontinue to beinvolved inthehepatitis witnessed thegrowth ofthisstrong advocacy movement which CEO. It’s beenawonderful journey andIamsograteful to have Finally thisisthelast Quarterly Report reflecting my tenure as throughout thecoming year. work that willbeundertaken in2019whichwe willreport on year strategy, we have beenbusy makingexciting plans for the As theorganisation embarks onthesecond year ofitsthree- WHA members to make thisimportant day asuccess. the day. Thereport isashowcase ofthehard work undertaken by events andactivitiesundertaken across the world tocelebrate Day Report, (WHD)2018GlobalSummary whichfeatures the This quarter we were alsodelighted to release theWorld Hepatitis hepatitis elimination. together NOhepMedical Visionariesto share best practices in (CLDF), we hosted the‘Hepatitis Elimination Symposium’, bringing where, together withtheChronic Liver DiseaseFoundation NOhep was in attendance at TheLiver Meeting inSan Francisco for thecountry’s elimination plan. hepatitis Celimination andcrucially to explore financing options Federal Ministry ofHealthto create theinvestment case for together withpartners, have beencarrying outwithNigeria’s the world. Excitingly, we were inNigeria to present work that we, During thisperiodwe have attended high-level meetings across 2018. Hepatitis Alliance(WHA) covering theperiodOctober- December We are pleasedto present theQuarter 4report from theWorld note
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Quarterly Progress Report: October - December 2018 December - October Report: Progress Quarterly World Hepatitis Alliance Hepatitis World 3 4 World Hepatitis Alliance Quarterly Progress Report : July - September 2018 • • • on theground. We willdothisby puttingthepeople affected by viral hepatitis attheheartofsolution. build theevidence base,engage witharange ofstakeholders andhelpdrive advocacy at agloballevel and and overcome to reach ourobjectives, theprogramme will take amultifaceted approach totheissue.Itwill increasing testing at anational andglobal level. Recognising that barriers todiagnosismust beunderstood Find theMissingMillionsisamulti-year programme aimed at raising awareness, drivingpolicychange and efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis willonly have marginal success. 290 millionpeople-the“missingmillions”that have yet to bediagnosedandlinkthemto care, allother Worldwide, only11%ofthoselivingwithviral hepatitis are aware oftheirdiagnosis.Unless wefindthe highlights find which advocate for policymakers implement effective actionplans (WHA) members to develop and support 5World Hepatitis Alliance advocacy project. Thisproject will The second project isanin-country launched inthefirst halfof2019. a numberofpartners andwillbe developed through consultation with set outintheWhite Paper. Itwillbe implement therecommendations and theaffected community can practical tips on how civilsociety an advocacy resource whichgives The first oftheseprojects willbe media channels. promoted through alloursocial millions’. TheWhite Paper itselfwas community in findingthemissing role ofcivilsociety andtheaffected to diagnosisofviral hepatitis: The Paper ‘Overcoming thebarriers build onthefindingsofWhite two exciting new projects whichwill This quarter planswere finalised for PROJECTS
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millions details inthefirst quarter of2019. of 2020andwilllaunchwithfurther rates. Theproject willrunto theend take action to increase diagnosis within theirindividualcountries to office totheir ownoffice.Their screeningactivities will startinearly2019. • InDecemberUnited Against Hepatitis inRussia were able to have the tests released from thecustom ongoing. tests were distributed to anumberofdifferent settings throughout theUKand screening activities are • TheHepatitis C Trust intheUKhasdistributed allbut800ofthe6,000 tests they received. These testing andbegan to usethe tests intheiractivities. • SparkofHopeintheUkraine worked withtheDepartment ofHealthto develop aroad mapfor to commence theirscreening campaigns. Mexicana para laSaludHepática (FundHepa)andFundacionHepatos Aion, AC inMexico allowing them • After aninitialdelay in receivingtheequipment, bothlancets and swabs were received byFundación to “FindtheMissingMillions”. these tests to WHAmembers we are increasing thescope oftheirscreening campaigns andsohelping hepatitis C(HCV) to five WorldHepatitis Alliancemember organisations around theworld. In providing infectious diseasediagnostics manufacturer, todistribute 25,000point-of-care rapid tests forviral As partoftheFindMissingMillionsprogramme we have partnered withInTec Products, an highlights • Dueto theabove we have hadto extend theproject deadlines. with theremaining tests to beconducted in2019. instead worked withtwo hospitals to conduct screening campaigns andare planningathird campaign able to dotheirplannedscreening campaign intheuniversity asthetimingsnolonger worked. They • Dueto delays inreceiving thetests FundaciónMexicana para laSaludHepática (FundHepa) were not they were ultimately successful. determining how they could receive thesedirectly. Thiswas notaneasy orquick process, however; Hepatitis due toRussian laws, andsoUnited Against Hepatitis havebeen facedwiththechallenge of • Thelocal distributor inRussiawas notableto receive thetests andpassthemonto United Against challenges hcv
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www.worldhepatitisalliance.org/whd-2018-global-summary See thereport at planning your WHD2019activities. used asasource ofinspiration when across theworld whichcan be the activities undertaken The report features details of is outnow. Global Summaryreport The World HepatitisDay 2018 World Hepatitis Alliance Quarterly Progress Report : July - September 2018 • Promotion ofthe Report gained socialmedia coverage was celebrated across theworld. Report• TheWHD2018GlobalSummary was publishedfeaturing details ofhow WHD place ontheday. Report2018 GlobalSummary was released inDecember, highlighting the events andactivities taking Once again theworld united on28Julyto raise awareness anddemandchange. TheWorld Hepatitis Day linkage to care. aims to raise awareness ofviral hepatitis, increase testing both atindividualandpolicy level andsupport Find theMissingMillionscampaign. Undertheoverarching themeofEliminate Hepatitis, the campaign viral hepatitis and influence realchange. This year we areusingthemomentum ofWHD tolaunchthe World Hepatitis Day (WHD) takes place every yearon28July to raise awareness oftheglobalburden of highlights world
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quarter of2019. We are planningto launchthisinthesecond of practical adviceandpeer to peerlearning. programme that incoporates acombination an expanded NOhepMedical Visionaries This scoping exercise ledusto develop how we could best bringtheguideto life. Medical Visionariesat AASLDto discuss Summit, we met withanumberofNOhep launched inJuneat theGlobalHepatitis NOhep Medical Visionaries,whichwas • BuildingonthesuccesofGuidefor it easierto navigate. • We revamped theNOhepwebsite, making voices at TheLiver Meeting inSanFrancisco • NOhepwas oneofthetop 10socialmedia increase inreadership. newsletter whichhas resulted inasignificant • We revamped theNOhepmonthly Visionaries programme. medical professionals aspartofthe we handedout over 200pinsto leading •NOhep was present at AASLDwhere of NOhepactivists and to increase sign-ups to theNOhepmovement. truly globalinitiative, toencourage participation on WHD, to continue to showcase theamazing work main objective for Q3 was to expand theNOhepMedical Visionariesprogramme to Africa makingita NOhep isaglobalmovement aimedat unitingall stakeholders to eliminate viral hepatitis by2030.The highlights NO hep
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Quarterly Progress Report: October - December 2018 December - October Report: Progress Quarterly World Hepatitis Alliance Hepatitis World 7 8 World Hepatitis Alliance Quarterly Progress Report : July - September 2018 Access Initiative(CHAI). conducted inpartnershipwiththeClinton Health N and determine thenext steps for this. civil society attendees to discuss the advocacy work •At theconclusion oftheSummitWHAmet withall join theWorld Hepatitis Alliance. opportunity to upskill themandencourage themto hepatitis intheir focusandsothis wasan organisations that have only recently included representatives withanumber coming from scale. Importantly there were over 60civilsociety Federal Ministries hadcome together onthis civil society and representatives from State and at theSummitanditwas thefirst timethat •There were 150-200delegates inattendance present onthework doneto date inNigeria. included afocus onfinancingandenabledus to hepatitis and how these couldbe overcome. This challenges that Nigeria faces ineliminating viral of Healthandmedical professionals to discussthe of Health,representatives ofthe Federal Ministry civil society, representatives from State Ministries the 3-4DecemberinAbujaandbrought together • The1st Nigeria Hepatitis Summit washeldon project. Ministry continues to supportandengage withthis presented onby CHAIandto ensure that the Health to discussthefinancingoptionsthat were • Four WHAmembers met withtheMinistry of highlighted inDecember’s editionof undertaken inNigeria andtheoutcomes was • Thefinal report setting outthe process range ofoptions for financingthe investment. in budgetary terms, develop abusinesscase to supporttherequired investment andthenproduce a governments oftwo pilotcountries, Nigeria andColombia,to cost theirentire hepatitis C programme jeopardising theglobalgoal ofelimination ofhepatitis Band C by2030.WHAis workingwiththe there isconsequentlydonor funding, ahighriskthat thestrategies willnotbeeffectively implemented, planning isclearlypreventing theimplementation ofthoseplans.Intheabsencelargeexternal place andofthese,only35%reported dedicated fundingfor suchplans.Alackoffinancing strategic the World HealthAssembly inMay, only82countries reported that they hadviral hepatitis plansin According to themid-way review oftheGlobalHealthSector Strategy onviral hepatitis, presented at highlights financing igeria : TheworkinNigeriaisbeing
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Quarterly Progress Report: October - December 2018 December - October Report: Progress Quarterly World Hepatitis Alliance Hepatitis World 9 10 World Hepatitis Alliance Quarterly Progress Report : July - September 2018 to advance thehepatitis response. This quarter we continued to actively work together withimportant partners sharingour commitment step WHAandFIND are working towards signingaMemorandum ofUnderstanding intheNew Year. best work together andsoavoid duplication hasbeenanimportant partofthesediscussions.Asanext with Treatment ActionGroup (TAG) andDelhiNetwork of Positive People (DNP+) and how we canall hepatitis Cdiagnosis. FIND are implementing this programme inanumberof countries inpartnership develop andimplement country-specific strategies for demandcreation andadvocacy activities for explored synergies between ourFindtheMissingMillionsprogramme andtheirnew programme to This quarter we have continued to discusspartnership opportunitieswithFIND, and specifically have detail andexplore the potential for future collaborations. and MasterCard to discussthepilotproject infurther fromDr AsadChaudry theGujranwala Liver Foundation these partnerships withface to face meetings withboth to date have beenpositive. Thisquarter we strengthened continue to beenrolled intheproject andtheoutcomes Liver Foundation andTheHealth Foundation, patients WHA members ontheground inPakistan, theGujranwala the useofMasterCard AidNetwork. Working withtwo income patients access to hepatitis C treatment through implementing apilotproject in Pakistan whichgives low Laboratories Limited, theWorld Hepatitis Allianceis In conjunction withMasterCard, Gileadand Ferozsons elimination work, and welcomes community involvement intheprocess. guidance andexamples ofbest practice. Itiscurrently fundraising to provide catalyst funding for The Taskforce isplanningto provide country-level supportto government ministries withthelatest global foundation mastercard PARTNERSHIPS
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11 Quarterly Progress Report: October - December 2018 December - October Report: Progress Quarterly Alliance Hepatitis World 12 World Hepatitis Alliance Quarterly Progress Report : July - September 2018 2019) delegation to Georgia (planned for January with WHO-EMRO: astudy tour for anAfghan • Developing an inter-regional exchange November. Medicines andDiagnostic Technologies in Access to Affordable andQualityAssured EECA 2ndRegional Consultation onExpanding • Ensuringhepatitis was well represented atthe with theWHOGHSSandSDGs?’ can we supportviral hepatitis elimination inline at theEuropean Parliament inDecember:‘How • Participating inthehigh level policymeeting launched inDecember. Framework for Hepatitis BandCinEU/EEA MS, • Contributing to the ECDC Monitoring involving international partners. estimation workshop inArmenia November, • Co-organising aviral hepatitis burden Ukraine. from Belarus,Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and ensuring theparticipation of representatives at theHCVTAG meeting inNovember, and • Reviewing theGeorgian national response Turkmenistan’s strategic planinDecember. launch ofUkraine’s strategy inNovember and • Co-organising andparticipation inthe activities at regionaland national levels: and guidanceonviral hepatitis andjoint patients groups withupdates onWHOpolicy projects, andsupportingcivilsociety and organisations through involvement injoint Ongoing collaboration with regional partner euro civil society partners to advance thehepatitis response. prevention, testing, treatment and care ofpeoplelivingwiththedisease,and workingwith relevant countries instrengthening viral hepatitis strategic information, looking at ways toimprove hepatitis on theircontinued support to Members States. Thisinvolves theprovision of technical assistance to their actionplans can be effectively implemented. We have agreed a workplanwiththem that focuses WHA seconds hepatitis focal points (technical officers) tothe EuropeanandAfrican Regions toensure world
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organization • Conducted In-country rapid assessment ofthe country. advancing thehepatitis responsewithinthe • Technical supportto theWHOCountry office (Namibia, Cameroon, Senegal) hepatitis meeting presentations for 3 countries Strategic Planfor hepatitis &otherdocuments / • Technical review provided for draft National WHO Globalreposting System for viral hepatitis of nationalsurveillance hepatitis data onthe 11-14, 2018)–thisledto theformal uploading surveillance workshop inRwanda (December • Organized and conducted hepatitis Viral Hepatitis (GRSH) hepatitis andtheGlobal Reporting System for WHO Globalhealthsector strategy onviral Hepatitis C–thisenabled promotion ofthe Hepatitis Celimination PlanLaunch Defeating • Participated inthe event ofthe Rwanda WHO Hepatitis C treatment Guidelines plan inSwaziland, inlinewiththeupdated 2018 • Revision oftheHepatitis national Strategic integrated hepatitis national strategic plan and alsopromoting thedevelopment ofan on hepatitis birthdose(October 9 to13,2018)) Sierra-Leone duringtheInternational workshop • Incountry technical supportprovided to for thedevelopment oftheNSP. b) Alsoserves asinitial step and evidence-base national response a) Provides asituation report ofhepatitis Mozambique (Oct13to Nov 12,2018). epi/programmatic response to viral hepatitis in afro world “Access to Essential Medicines”. Simao, andat asessionon discussions withWHO’s ADGMariangela We raised issuesrelating to viral hepatitis in and how to represent diverse CSOperspectives witha strong voice. discussed withpeers how we can cascade globallevel discussionsto CSO’s working ontheground, and appliedto allofWHO’s various departments. Asagroup ofcivilsociety organisations, we also Director General Tedros wants to seehismessage oftheimportance ofcivilsociety cascading down more effective thanlooking atspecificdiseases. We received encouraging feedback from WHO that engagement can beachieved, suggesting that themessuchashumanrights usingunifying could be in developing andimplementing theactionplan, we raisedthechallenge of how multi-sector Meeting withotherCivilSociety Engagement Mechanism reps ontheinclusionofcivilsociety goals; andto strengthen mutualaccountability. organize around theSustainable Development Goals;to ensure messages are inalignment withthe SDG3. WHOsent outclearmessages onCivilSociety involvement, requesting organisations toself- (http://www.who.int/sdg/global-action-plan) isthe first step toaccelerate the response toachieve The launchby WHOoftheGlobalActionPlan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All with key actors, andto raise the profile ofviral hepatitis withinthe broaderhealth focus. We attended to gain abetter understanding oftheSDG3and2030 agenda, to establish partnerships agenda. to address themost pressing issues inhealthcare. Thisyear’s focus centred onSDG3andthe2030 development agencies, researchers, physicians aswell asrepresentatives from industry andNGOs The World HealthSummitisavery highlevel annualconference bringingtogether headsofstate and MEETINGS EVENTS AND
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13 Quarterly Progress Report: October - December 2018 December - October Report: Progress Quarterly Alliance Hepatitis World 14 World Hepatitis Alliance Quarterly Progress Report : July - September 2018 • We needto bemindfulofthelimited resources intheWHOGHPteam inourplansandimplementation. involvement to includehepatitis . • TheGlobalFundadvisedthat CSOsneedto lobby thecountries ontheGFBoard inorder to extend their ministries withguidelinesandbest practice for elimination. • TheGlobalTaskforce for Hepatitis are keen toinclude community involvement intheirplans tosupport We usedopportunities to network andupdate withleadingindividualsinthefield,including: Society at thelaunch. from represented WHAmemberCCT Civil org.qa/viral-hepatitis/ the hepatitis epidemic( to fundandprioritiseactivities that tackle empower countries to take practical steps the report presents theinvestment case to this event. Ledby DrMargaret Hellard, case for hepatitis, which waslaunched at to areport makingtheglobalinvestment invited sinceWHAhave beencontributing themes, andWHACEO RaquelPeck was year viral hepatitis wasoneoftheirchosen sponsored by theQatar Foundation. This WISH isanannualhighlevel meeting • WHA was rated asoneofthe top 10influencers on socialmedia at the event. influencing boththe focus and style that we will take. • TheNOhep visionariesprovided valuable inputto development ofourforthcoming programme, visionaries. • 20NOhepvisionariesattended aspecialnetworking event we held,and we signedup6new VH-focussed programmes. • We met withanumber ofsponsors to discussour 2019programme, andkeep up-to-date with their scope our plansto deliver ‘masterclasses’ in2019,suggesting theirpriority topics. • We met withmembers from Nigeria, Myanmar, Mongolia, Pakistan andUSA. Members helped to Meeting members, sponsors and NOhepMedical Visionaries: groups. to launchincorporation ofpatient/community groups into AASLD strategy, attended by30 community • BothMichaelandSupresented at theAASLDcommunity luncheon,thefirst ever meeting ofAASLD Viral Hepatitis Policysession. people, presenting onProviders’ andpatients’ views oneliminating viral hepatitis fortheEliminating • WHABoard memberSuWang presented at theWHA/CLDFsatellite symposium attended by 350 interest group. • WHAPresident MichaelNinburg presented on‘Canpatients change bureaucracy?’ at theHCVspecial Representing thepatient voice: We achieved ourkey objectives for this year’s meeting: outcomes. Italsobringstogether awiderrange ofstakeholders, includingcivilsociety organisations. hepatology healthprofessionals from around theworld to discussthelatest research andtreatment The Liver Meeting isanannualmeeting whichbrings together thousandsofhepatologists and november world the
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15 Quarterly Progress Report: October - December 2018 December - October Report: Progress Quarterly Alliance Hepatitis World 16 World Hepatitis Alliance Quarterly Progress Report : July - September 2018 viral hepatitis and reductionof stigmaanddiscrimination related toit. promote successful implementation ofaHCVelimination programme inGeorgia, raising awareness on • Hepatitis CCured Patient Association (Georgia) -headedup entirely by patients theirmission isto took placeinseveral majorcities. implemented thefirst Armenian testing week forhepatitis in2017, where freeand anonymous testing with hepatitis, combatting stigmaanddiscrimination and preventing the spreadofdisease. They • Positive People ArmenianNetwork (Armenia)-aim to improve thequalityoflife ofpeople living plans andsensitisation inthe state andlocal communities. features prominently intheirconstitution. Theirviral hepatitis activitiesalsoinclude referrals, treatment • MaladyChaseFoundation (Nigeria) -Awareness, advocacy andfree screenings for hepatitis BandC national level. Theprocess ofthisincludesthe formation ofa National Level Task Force. aim to reduce stigmatisation and areinthe processofspearheading movements to fight hepatitis ona • People’s Development Forum (Tanzania) -work to promote improved amongothers. healthservices They Tamale Teaching Hospital. for hepatitis. They currently provide theHepatitis Bbirth dose freeof charge toallbabiesborn atthe • Drive For Health Foundation (Ghana)-are involved advocacy, in counselling, screenings and vaccinations easy andaffordable manner. • HopeFor Healthy Life Foundation (Nigeria) -aims to helpindividuals services inan to accesshepatitis medical facilities they alsoassist in getting themaccess to treatment. mostly aimedat highriskwomen inthepoorest neighbourhoodofTehran. Withthehelp ofdonors and consultative status intheUN-ECOSOC. For thepast two years they have heldhepatitis screenings that are • Family HealthAssociation (Iran) –they are afullmemberofIPPFandalsobenefit from special have 266members spanningacross 89countries (123voting members and143non-voting members). Georgia andArmenia).Theremaining members came from Iran, Nigeria andGhana.Thismeanswe now voting memberandthree were from countries where WHApreviously hadnomemberpresence (Tanzania, In December2018theBoard approved seven new organisations for membership. Oftheseven, one was a membership UPDATE ORGANISATIONAL President inconsultation withtheExecutive Board and CEO. Board may now beexpanded to include upto 5additionalskills-basedBoard members chosen by the strengthening theresponse to meet thehepatitis elimination targets. As a result ofthis,the Executive composition of theExecutive Board, withtheobjective ofincreasing specific areas of expertiseand Following theAGM on21st September, members voted to supportgovernance reform to change the 2019. Nominations for President closedinOctober. Interviews by theExecutive Board willbeheldinMarch January. SEARO, 1EURO and1PAHO nominations on20thDecember, inpreparation for voting atthebeginningof The call for Regional Board nominations went out5thNovember, andmembers were informed ofthe3 accomplished withminimaldisruption to our work. super-organised OfficeManager, Ben,it was room inournew offices,andthanks toour neighbours. We have more spaceandameeting the Hepatitis C Trust, who are now our upstairs Crosby Row, formerly occupiedby WHAmember – only2doors away –into theground floor at 27 has not.SoinOctober 2018,thewholeteam moved past few years, theofficespace toaccommodate us Whilst thestaff team at WHAhas expanded over the office powerful advocacy for hepatitis patients everywhere. and we willcontinue to benefit from her infectious enthusiasm, encyclopaedic knowledge, andher instrumental inshapingover thepast 10years, we feel very fortunate that shewillbestaying withWHA, Whilst we are sadthat Raquelwillnolonger beleadingtheorganisation that shehasbeenso 2019. as SeniorAdvisorto Board members andseniormanagers at WHAonapart-time basisfrom January 2018, to take onnew roles with bothWHAandwiththeChanZuckerberg Initiative. Raquelwillbeacting WHA’s longstanding CEO andpassionate supporter, RaquelPeck, stepped down at theendofDecember staffing governance
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