Asia and Pacific Alliance to Eliminate Viral Hepatitis (APAVH)
Mission: To create a sustainable coalition of public and private partners to eliminate the transmission of viral hepatitis infection and reduce the complications of chronic viral hepatitis infection by identifying and addressing the gaps, and sharing best practices through Advocacy, Collaboration, and Education.
The Asian Liver Center is currently working with the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to create a global hepatitis B initiative.The Asia and Pacific Alliance to Eliminate Viral Hepatitis (APAVH) is a sustainable global coalition to eliminate the transmission of viral hepatitis, and reduce the complications of chronic viral hepatitis through advocacy, education, vaccination and treatment, and by sharing best practices and development of regional and country-specific goals, and to promote the implementation of WHO regional recommendations.
The goals of APAVH are:
- To reduce chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection prevalence globally to less than 2% in children 0-15 years of age by the year 2015 (by improving and expanding hepatitis B immunization programs).
- To increase access to chronic HBV testing and antiviral treatment worldwide to reduce transmission rates and disease mortality and morbidity.
- To reduce the blood-borne transmission of hepatitis B.
- To advocate for the elimination of discriminatory practices against persons with chronic viral hepatitis in the school and in the workplace.
- To build program sustainability through regional and national hepatitis B advocacy and increased awareness.
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