Every year, 1.3 million people lose their lives to hepatitis. And new data from the World Health Organization shows the number of deaths is rising.
- Hepatitis is now the world’s deadliest virus, after COVID-19.
- There are over two million new cases of hepatitis every year.
- Over 300 million people are living with hepatitis.
- Hepatitis is the leading cause of liver cancer.
- There are only six years left to meet the global goal of eliminating hepatitis by 2030 – but we are moving backwards.
It’s time for action.
We have the tools we need to eliminate hepatitis by 2030 – but progress is still too slow. Resources are not being mobilized; stigma and discrimination are not being addressed; and despite commitments made by governments and institutions, millions are being left behind.
For World Hepatitis Day 2024 partners and allies are calling for action to end this entirely preventable disease.