The Hepatitis B Foundation extended its engagement in Africa this fall with staff participating in two major, influential conferences: the Conference on Liver Disease in Africa (COLDA), held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in September and the African Hepatitis Summit in Abuja, Nigeria in October.
Nearly 500 scientists from 28 countries participated in person and online. The Hepatitis B Foundation has coordinated the conference every year since 2005, except for 2020, when COVID-19 forced a cancellation.
he summit brought together nearly 100 community leaders, advocates, clinicians, federal partners and people living with hepatitis B to discuss strategies and challenges towards eliminating hepatitis B in the U.S.