Correspondence to editorial on "Core indicators related to the elimination of hepatitis B and C virus infection in South Korea: A nationwide study"

According to the WHO’s 2024 Global Hepatitis Report [5], between 2020–2022, the number of new hepatitis B cases decreased from 1.5 to 1.2 million, while the death rate increased from 820,000 to 1.1 million. The diagnosis and treatment rates of hepatitis C were 36% and 13%, respectively. [...]a huge...

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Published in:Clinical and molecular hepatology 2024, 30(4), , pp.997-999
Main Authors: Lee, Chang Hun, Kim, In Hee, Jeong, Sook-Hyang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Correspondence
elimination
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Liver cancer
Mortality
viral hepatitis
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Summary:According to the WHO’s 2024 Global Hepatitis Report [5], between 2020–2022, the number of new hepatitis B cases decreased from 1.5 to 1.2 million, while the death rate increased from 820,000 to 1.1 million. The diagnosis and treatment rates of hepatitis C were 36% and 13%, respectively. [...]a huge scale-up of hepatitis diagnosis and treatment is required to achieve the WHO target. [...]it is necessary to make a collective effort to accelerate progress and address the gaps in the coverage of testing and treatment of hepatitis B and C to achieve the WHO target.
ISSN:2287-2728
2287-285X
2287-285X
DOI:10.3350/cmh.2024.0588