Virology

Did you know that #HepatitisC is one of the major risk factors of #LiverCancer? This month we’re recognizing #LiverCancerAwarenessMonth, raising awareness of these diseases and the potential impact of reaching the World Health Organization’s goal to eliminate #HCV by 2030. Learn more from The World Hepatitis Alliance: https://bit.ly/4071j62 [Video description: Interview with John Ward, Director, Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination. On-screen text reads, “More than 800,000 people worldwide are diagnosed with liver cancer each year. We estimate that by 2030, if we achieve hepatitis C elimination goals, we can avert over two million deaths from liver disease, including liver cancer. Join us as we work to help eliminate Hepatitis C.”]

#LiverCancer is the sixth most common cancer worldwide, and #HepatitisC is one of the major risk factors. During #LiverCancerAwarenessMonth, we’re raising awareness of these diseases and the importance of early diagnosis and care to reach the World Health Organization’s goal of #HCV elimination by 2030. [Video description: An interview with Danjuma Adda, past president of The World Hepatitis Alliance & Founder of the Centre for Initiative and Development (CFID) Taraba. On-screen text reads, “For HCV, early diagnosis and access to care can help avoid serious complications of liver disease. Early detection saves lives and the majority of people with liver cancer are diagnosed too late, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. We are committed to improving the lives of people living with Hepatitis C.”]

#LiverCancer is the sixth most common cancer worldwide, and #HepatitisC is one of the major risk factors. With prevention, testing and treatment services available around the world, #HepatitisC elimination by 2030 is within reach. October is #LiverCancerAwarenessMonth and we’re raising awareness of #LiverCancer and #HCV. Learn more ? [Video description: An interview with Homie Razavi, Managing Director, Center for Disease Analysis Foundation. On-screen text reads, “Scaling up Hepatitis C testing and treatment can save the world $23 billion in productivity losses, reduce healthcare spending and prevent an estimated 10 million new infections worldwide. Join us in the movement to eliminate Hepatitis C.”]

#LiverCancer is the sixth most common cancer worldwide, and approximately 20% of liver cancer diagnoses are caused by #HepatitisC. Learn more about #HCV’s global impact and how we can act now to help eliminate the disease by 2030 in POLITICO Studio: https://politi.co/4e7Oz3b [Video description: Interview with John Ward, Director, Global Coalition for Hepatitis Elimination. On-screen text reads, “More than 800,000 people worldwide are diagnosed with liver cancer each year. We estimate that by 2030, if we achieve hepatitis C elimination goals, we can avert over two million deaths from liver disease, including liver cancer. Join us as we work to help eliminate Hepatitis C.”]

By scaling up #HepatitisC testing and treatment, an estimated 10 million new infections can be prevented worldwide. Join us and our global partners at this year’s European HCV Elimination Summit to hear Limas Kupcinskas with the Lithuanian HCV Elimination Working Group discuss Lithuania’s improved screening program and how it can serve as an example for other countries in their efforts to help eliminate the disease by 2030.

If we all work together, we can improve #HepatitisC testing and treatment programs around the world. Learn about our commitment to advancing care in the global #HCV community and help eliminate the disease by 2030 in our article with POLITICO Studio: https://politi.co/3Zlp4qv [Video description: Mudra Kapoor, M.D., VP, Global Medical Affairs, Specialty & Global Medical Operations, AbbVie, says, “The WHO’s goal to eliminate HCV by 2030 is extremely motivational, but more needs to be done. Without patients getting screened and treated, we won't eliminate this disease – something we have the tools to do and is in our grasp.”]

Millions of people worldwide are living with #HepatitisC. On #WorldHepatitisDay, learn about our commitment to treating #HCV and the role of partnerships to achieve the World Health Organization’s HCV elimination goal by 2030. ? [Video description: Interview with Brian Conway, medical director, Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre. On-screen text reads, “Globally, an estimated 50 million people have HCV, with about 1 million new infections occurring per year. Join us as we work to help eliminate Hepatitis C.”]

Leading up to #WorldHepatitisDay, we’re raising awareness of the impact of #MentalHealth and addiction in #HCV care. Learn more about the importance of addressing mental health in HCV. ? [Video description: Interview with Filipe Calinas, gastroenterologist and pathologist, Certeario Hospital. On-screen text reads, “Cognitive decline and psychological disorders affect up to 50% of people with HCV. We are committed to improving the lives of people living with Hepatitis C.”]

It’s critical that we all work together to reach the World Health Organization’s goal of #HepatitisC elimination by 2030. Ahead of #WorldHepatitisDay, we’re emphasizing our focus on #HCV elimination and advancing progress in the global community. Hear more below. [Video description: An interview with Dimitri Semizarov, global medical affairs therapeutic area lead at AbbVie. On-screen text reads, “Together, global leaders can help eliminate hepatitis C by 2030. Join us in helping move the world closer to eliminating Hepatitis C.”]

More than 800,000 people worldwide are diagnosed with #LiverCancer each year. This #WorldLiverDay, we’re raising awareness of the link between Hepatitis C and liver cancer and importance of early diagnosis and access to care, including in underserved communities. Explore how we’re supporting the World Health Organization's goal of #HCV elimination by 2030: https://bit.ly/3w1teru [Video description: On-screen text reads, “Did you know… Approximately 90% of primary liver cancers are hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) and virtually all HCCs arise in patients with chronic liver diseases such as HCV (hepatitis C virus).”]