Graham S Cooke, Barnaby Flower, Evan Cunningham, Alison D Marshall, Jeffrey V Lazarus, Adam Palayew, Jidong Jia, Rakesh Aggarwal, Mamum Al-Mahtab, Yashuito Tanaka, Sook-Hyang Jeong, Kittiyod Poovorawan, Imam Waked, Lindsey Hiebert, Pham M Khue, Jason Grebely, Diana Alcantara-Payawal, Juan F Sanchez-Avila, Charles Mbendi, David H Muljono, Olufunmilayo Lesi, Hailemichael Desalegn, Saeed Hamid, Alexandre de Araujo, Hugo Cheinquer, Charles A Onyekwere, Ruslan Malyuta, Iryna Ivanchuk, David L Thomas, Nikolay Pimenov, Vladimir Chulanov, Mae Ashworth Dirac, Hannah Han, John W Ward
The top 20 highest burdened countries (in disability-adjusted life years) account for more than 75% of the global burden of viral hepatitis. An effective response in these 20 countries is crucial if global elimination targets are to be achieved. In this update of the Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Commission on accelerating the elimination of viral hepatitis, we convene national experts from each of the top 20 highest burdened countries to provide an update on progress. Although the global burden of diseases is falling, progress towards elimination varies greatly by country...
February 14, 2024: Lancet. Gastroenterology & Hepatology