Summary Background The 69th World Health Assembly approved the Global Health Sector
Strategy to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection by 2030, which can become a reality …

Viral hepatitis is a major public health threat and a leading cause of death worldwide.
Annual mortality from viral hepatitis is similar to that of other major infectious diseases such …

The WHO global health sector strategy on viral hepatitis, created in May, 2016, aims to
achieve a 90% reduction in new cases of chronic hepatitis B and C and a 65% reduction in …

Background & Aims The burden of liver cancer varies across the world. Herein, we present
updated estimates of the current global burden of liver cancer (incidence and mortality) and …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common cancer in The Gambia. Hepatitis B
virus (HBV) infection is endemic, with 15% to 20% of the population being chronic carriers …

Background Hepatocellular carcinoma is a leading cause of cancer-related death in Africa,
but there is still no comprehensive description of the current status of its epidemiology in …

Background Empirical, updated country-level estimates on the proportion of cirrhosis
attributable to viral hepatitis are required. We estimated the prevalence of hepatitis B virus …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) from regions with high dietary exposure to aflatoxins and
endemic for hepatitis B virus (HBV) often contain a specific mutation at codon 249 in TP53 …

In 2016, WHO adopted a strategy for the elimination of viral hepatitis by 2030. Africa, and
more specifically, sub-Saharan Africa, carries a substantial portion of the global burden of …

Background Cirrhosis of the liver is thought to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality in
sub-Saharan Africa, but few controlled studies on the etiology of cirrhosis have been …