Register Now! Hepatitis B in Sub-Saharan Africa

Webinar: Hepatitis B in Sub-Saharan Africa

February 7, 2018 at 12:00 PM EST

Join Hep B United and the Coalition Against Hepatitis for People of African Origin (CHIPO) on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 EST for a webinar on Hepatitis B in Sub-Saharan Africa !

An estimated 257 million people worldwide are living with chronic hepatitis B (HBV) infection, with the highest global prevalence in the African and Western Pacific regions with rates in Africa of up to 29% in certain communities. Globally, only 9% of persons living with HBV are aware of their infection. The World Health Organization estimates that in 2015, viral hepatitis was responsible for over 1.3 million deaths.

This session will review the epidemiology of hepatitis B in the Sub-Saharan African region including modes of transmission. Expert speakers will discuss anthropological research describing knowledge and barriers to understanding, preventing and treating hepatitis B infection among populations in Africa.

* Be sure to register and join early, space is limited. A confirmation email with information on how to join the webinar will be sent to you after you register.

Expert Speakers

Tamara Giles-Vernick, PhD

Director of Research and Group Leader, Medical Anthropology and Environment, Department of Infection and Epidemiology Institut Pasteur

Yusuke Shimakawa, MD, PhD

Senior Epidemiologist, Epidemiology of Emerging Diseases, Department of Infection and Epidemiology

Institut Pasteur

Hep B United Coalition Partners Across the Country

Hep B United Partners

Community Partners: Asian American Health Coalition (HOPE Clinic). Asian American Health Initiative. Asian Health Coalition. Asian Pacific Health Foundation. Asian Pacific Community in Action. Asian Services in Action Inc. Center for Pan Asian Community Services (CPACS). Charles B Wang Community Health Center. Chinese American Medical Society - Greater Boston Chapter. CCACC Pan Asian Volunteer Health Clinic. Dallas Fort Worth Hepatitis B Free Project. Hep B Free Las Vegas. Hep B Free Los Angeles. Hep B Project. Hep B United Philadelphia. Hep B United Twin Cities. Hep Free Hawaii. Hepatitis B Coalition of WA. Hepatitis B Initiative of Washington, DC. Hepatitis Education Project. Midwest Asian Health Association. New Jersey Hepatitis B Coalition. North East Medical Services. NYC Hepatitis B Coalition. NYU Center for the Study of Asian American Health (CSAAH). Ohio Asian American Health Coalition. Project Prevention. SF Hep B Free.

National Non-Profit Partners : Hepatitis B Foundation. Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO). Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training (AANCART). Asian Pacific American Medical Students Association (APAMSA). National Task Force on Hepatitis B. National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable. Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum. Immunization Action Coalition.

Federal Partners: US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Viral Hepatitis, HHS. HHS Office of Minority Health. White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

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