More than 200,000 dead per year caused by hepatitis B and C

En Africa, hepatitis B and C kill more than 200,000 people each year, especially among young people and populations of working age, underlined the center based in Addis Abeba, believing that it is not only a health challenge but a development crisis, which weakens health systems, reduces productivity and slows growth.

However, less than one in 10 people living with viral hepatitis is diagnosed or treated, noted CDC Africa which underlines the need to strengthen national policies against hepatitis, to expand the capacity of laboratories and to integrate hepatitis services into primary health care.

CDC Africa also called to invest in lasting solutions and focused on people to eliminate hepatitis by 2030.