Burnet Institute and CEVHAP, the Coalition to Eradicate Viral Hepatitis in Asia Pacific, in collaboration with The World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific and South-east Asia Regions, will host a Webinar via Zoom on Friday, 24 July, to acknowledge World Hepatitis Day.

Entitled #HepFree Future in the Asia Pacific, Hepatitis Elimination in the time of COVID-19, the webinar aims to identify what we are learning from the adjustments and adaptations experienced by programme delivery personnel, healthcare workers, clinicians and people living with viral hepatitis.

To be co-Chaired by Burnet Institute Deputy Director, Professor Margaret Hellard AM, the 90-minute webinar will focus on:

• What’s happening in the hepatitis world amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
• Access to hepatitis care, and
• Panel Discussion: Literacy on COVID-19 & hepatitis (clinicians and community)

Speakers include:

• Professor Margaret Hellard (Co-chair), Burnet Institute, Melbourne
• Professor Saeed Hamid (Co-chair), Aga Khan University, Karachi
• Professor Rosmawati Mohamed, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
• Associate Professor Joseph Doyle, Burnet Institute, Melbourne
• Mr Giten Khwairakpam, TREAT Asia, Bangkok
• Dr Polin Chan, WHO Western Pacific Region, Manila
• Dr Syeda Zahida, Ministry of Health, Lahore
• Dr Wiendra Waworuntu, Ministry of Health, Jakarta
• Professor Qin Ning, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan
• Dr Hang Dao, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi
• Dr Jack Wallace, Burnet Institute, Melbourne
• Mr Cary James, World Hepatitis Alliance, Geneva

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER