From : FIND Communications <info@finddx.org>
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Subject : 10 DAYS TO GO: World Hepatitis Day webinar
Received On : 21.07.2020 12:06

 
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10 DAYS TO GO: World Hepatitis Day webinar

Join us on Thursday, 30 July 2020 at 10:30 am CEST for a 2-hour webinar organized by FIND in collaboration with the World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA) and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi).

This virtual event will showcase the preliminary outcomes of the Unitaid-funded HEAD-Start* project, bringing together policymakers and Ministry of Health representatives from each project country, representatives from Coalition PLUS and Treatment Action Group (TAG), and other community leaders, to raise awareness and mobilization around hepatitis C.

Moderator

This interactive webinar will be moderated by Dr Philippa Easterbrook, HIV department, Global Hepatitis Programme, WHO.

Topics will include:

Emerging HEAD-Start evidence from Malaysia, Myanmar, Georgia, India (Delhi and Punjab)

Early diagnosis of hepatitis C virus and decentralization of hepatitis C services

Community awareness and mobilization for tackling hepatitis C

Speakers

Sonjelle Shilton (Deputy Head HCV Access at FIND), Prof. RP Shanmugam (Executive Board Member for the South-East Asia Region, WHA), and Jean-Michel Piedagnel (Director of Regional Office, DNDi South-East Asia).

Sonjelle Shilton

Prof. RP Shanmugam

Jean-Michel Piedagnel

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* Hepatitis C Elimination through Access to Diagnostics