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The Asia-Pacific Region Has the World’s Highest Burden of Hepatitis B

August 4, 2023 In a global health emergency that gets little attention, roughly 300 million people worldwide are living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and 820,000 died of HBV-related complications in 2019 alone. The Asia-Pacific region bears the highest overall burden of HBV, with 59% of those living with chronic HBV, 26% of…

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TREAT Asia/amfAR workshop for Hepatitis B

On August 25-26, TREAT Asia / amfAR held a training workshop for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Hepatitis B which was held in Bangkok, Thailand. On this occasion, Yayasan Peduli Hati Bangsa together with other organizations in Asia, including the Philippines, Vietnam, India, Nepal and Malaysia, participated in this workshop. The aims of this…