Introduction of World Health Organization Strategies and the Technical Advisory Committee actions on viral hepatitis control and status of the elimination of viral hepatitis in China
10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20210319-00225
- VernacularTitle:大力推动我国实现消除病毒性肝炎公共卫生威胁的目标
- Author:
Fuqiang CUI
1
;
Fuzhen WANG
;
Hui ZHENG
;
Xiaofeng LIANG
Author Information
1. 北京大学公共卫生学院 100191
- Keywords:
Viral hepatitis;
Elimination;
Strategy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2021;42(9):1523-1526
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Viral hepatitis has been causing big threat to public health globally. The number of annual deaths caused by hepatitis surpassed the deaths caused by AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. World Health Organization (WHO) issued the global health sector strategy on viral hepatitis 2016-2020 (GHSS) to control its epidemic. It established the Strategies and Technical Advisory Committee on HIV, viral hepatitis, and sexually transmitted infections (STAC). This paper summarizes the GHSS goals and the keynote of the 2020 STAC meeting, analyzes the challenges and opportunities faced by China in eliminating viral hepatitis, and provides the comments on the papers on this issue, which could guide further actions.
