2024 Asian Pacific Conference for the Study of Liver Disease in Kyoto: WHO releases new Hepatitis B guidelines, simplifying and expanding treatment eligibility.
World Health Organization (WHO) releases new Hepatitis B (HBV) guidelines at the 2024 Asian Pacific Conference for the Study of Liver Disease in Kyoto, Japan. The guidelines simplify and expand treatment eligibility, focusing on priority areas such as preventing mother-to-child transmission, using point-of-care DNA assays, and improving adherence to long-term antiviral therapy. The guidelines aim to overcome access barriers in HBV testing and treatment, with the ultimate goal of eliminating viral hepatitis by 2030.
March 29, 2024
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