World Hepatitis Day 2024: practical resources to help European countries beat viral hepatitis

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Eliminating viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030 is a target set under the UN Sustainable Development Goal on Health (SDG 3.3) (1). Ahead of World Hepatitis Day on 28 July, the EUDA has released today an update of its interactive elimination barometer designed to support countries in monitoring their progress towards the elimination of viral hepatitis among people who inject drugs.  Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the infectious disease associated with the highest burden of disease among people who inject drugs (PWID), the virus being easily transmitted through the…