Global Disparities in Hepatitis B Elimination—A Focus on Africa
| dc.contributor.author | Sonderup, Mark W. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Spearman, C. Wendy | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-04-06T08:27:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-04-06T08:27:32Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-01-03 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2022-01-20T15:24:39Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | In 2016, WHO member states at the World Health Assembly adopted a Global Health Sector Strategy that included a policy of eliminating viral hepatitis. Clear targets were established to assist in achieving this by 2030. The strategy, while achievable, has exposed existing global disparities in healthcare systems and their ability to implement such policies. Compounding this, the regions with most disparity are also those where the hepatitis B prevalence and disease burden are the greatest. Foundational to hepatitis B elimination is the identification of both those with chronic infection and crucially pregnant women, and primary prevention through vaccination. Vaccination, including the birth dose and full three-dose coverage, is key, but complete mother-to-child transmission prevention includes reducing the maternal hepatitis B viral load in the third trimester where appropriate. Innovations and simplified tools exist in order to achieve elimination, but what is desperately required is the will to implement these strategies through the support of appropriate investment and funding. Without this, disparities will continue. | en_US |
| dc.identifier | doi: 10.3390/v14010082 | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Sonderup, Mark W., & Spearman, C. Wendy. (2022). Global Disparities in Hepatitis B Elimination—A Focus on Africa. <i>Viruses</i>, 14(1), 82. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36279 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Sonderup, Mark W., and C. Wendy Spearman "Global Disparities in Hepatitis B Elimination—A Focus on Africa." <i>Viruses</i> 14, 1. (2022): 82. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36279 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Sonderup, Mark W. & Spearman, C. Wendy. 2022. Global Disparities in Hepatitis B Elimination—A Focus on Africa. <i>Viruses.</i> 14(1):82. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36279 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Sonderup, Mark W. AU - Spearman, C. Wendy AB - In 2016, WHO member states at the World Health Assembly adopted a Global Health Sector Strategy that included a policy of eliminating viral hepatitis. Clear targets were established to assist in achieving this by 2030. The strategy, while achievable, has exposed existing global disparities in healthcare systems and their ability to implement such policies. Compounding this, the regions with most disparity are also those where the hepatitis B prevalence and disease burden are the greatest. Foundational to hepatitis B elimination is the identification of both those with chronic infection and crucially pregnant women, and primary prevention through vaccination. Vaccination, including the birth dose and full three-dose coverage, is key, but complete mother-to-child transmission prevention includes reducing the maternal hepatitis B viral load in the third trimester where appropriate. Innovations and simplified tools exist in order to achieve elimination, but what is desperately required is the will to implement these strategies through the support of appropriate investment and funding. Without this, disparities will continue. DA - 2022-01-03 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town IS - 1 J1 - Viruses KW - disparities KW - viral hepatitis KW - elimination KW - Hep B birth dose KW - vaccination KW - integration KW - triple elimination LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2022 T1 - Global Disparities in Hepatitis B Elimination—A Focus on Africa TI - Global Disparities in Hepatitis B Elimination—A Focus on Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36279 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36279 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Sonderup Mark W, Spearman C Wendy. Global Disparities in Hepatitis B Elimination—A Focus on Africa. Viruses. 2022;14(1):82. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36279. | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher.department | Division of Hepatology | en_US |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_US |
| dc.source | Viruses | en_US |
| dc.source.journalissue | 1 | en_US |
| dc.source.journalvolume | 14 | en_US |
| dc.source.pagination | 82 | en_US |
| dc.source.uri | https://www.mdpi.com/journal/viruses | |
| dc.subject | disparities | en_US |
| dc.subject | viral hepatitis | |
| dc.subject | elimination | |
| dc.subject | Hep B birth dose | |
| dc.subject | vaccination | |
| dc.subject | integration | |
| dc.subject | triple elimination | |
| dc.title | Global Disparities in Hepatitis B Elimination—A Focus on Africa | en_US |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_US |