Global Hepatitis Programme
The Department of Global HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections Programmes leads the development and implementation of the global health sector strategy on the elimination of viral hepatitis as a public health threat.

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Recommended package of interventions for HIV, viral hepatitis and STI prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for people in prisons and other closed settings

In 2022, WHO published the Consolidated guidelines on HIV, viral hepatitis and STI prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations. These...

New good practice statement on counselling behavioural interventions for key populations to prevent HIV, viral hepatitis and STIs

Key populations (men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs, sex workers, trans and gender diverse people and people in prisons) are at increased...

New recommendation on hepatitis C virus testing and treatment for people at ongoing risk of infection

In 2022, WHO published the Consolidated guidelines on HIV, viral hepatitis and STI prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations....

Recommended package of interventions for HIV, viral hepatitis and STI prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for people who inject drugs

In 2022, WHO published the Consolidated guidelines on HIV, viral hepatitis and STI prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations. These...

Updated recommendations on treatment of adolescents and children with chronic HCV infection, and HCV simplified service delivery and diagnostics 

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major public health problem and cause of chronic liver disease that leads to approximately 399 000 deaths annually....

WHO position paper on hepatitis A vaccines – October 2022

This guidance document replaces the 2012 WHO position paper on hepatitis A vaccines.Since the publication of the first WHO hepatitis A vaccine position...

Criteria for validation of elimination of viral hepatitis B and C: report of 7 country pilots

A series of country pilots (Brazil, Egypt, Georgia, Mongolia, Rwanda, Thailand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) of the elimination...

Global guidance on criteria and processes for validation: elimination of mother-to-child 
transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B virus

Validation of elimination of mother-to-child transmission, or vertical transmission, of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B virus (HBV), is an attestation that...