By IDSE News Staff
The number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis is increasing, making it the second leading infectious cause of death globally—with 1.3 million deaths per year, according to a new report by the World Health Organization.
Despite better and less expensive tools for diagnosis and treatment, treatment coverage rates have stalled, according to the 2024 Global Hepatitis Report, released at the World Hepatitis Summit 2024, in Lisbon, Portugal.
But reaching the WHO