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Feb 14, 2024 | thelancet.com | Graham Cooke |Barnaby Flower |Evan B. Cunningham |Alison D. Marshall

Globally, more than 300 million individuals are living with hepatitis B or C. Deaths and disability caused by the long-term complications of these chronic infections—cirrhosis, liver failure, and hepatocellular carcinoma—represent a major public health challenge, comparable in scale to other major communicable diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria. In 2016, WHO set ambitious goals to eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030.

Feb 14, 2024 | thelancet.com | Graham Cooke |Barnaby Flower |Evan B. Cunningham |UNSW Sydney

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