Impact stories

In 2019, 296 million people were living with chronic hepatitis B infection, with 1.5 million new infections annually. A safe and effective hepatitis B vaccine can potentially reduce to zero new hepatitis B infections, yet

  Brian’s life has been a challenging journey since being diagnosed with HIV many years ago. However, in 2019, he made a conscious decision to take control of his health. Committed to his antiretroviral (ARV)

  One of the new hepatitis experts of the ACCELERATE programme has gone viral. Dr Wamundila Kawana, a gastroenterology trainee, was already fairly knowledgeable about hepatitis but benefited from training on how to train health

Dr Diyase Agness Chola is a Senior Medical Officer based at Luangwa District Hospital. At the time of her enrolment in the Accelerate Hepatitis Programme, Dr Chola did not know much about hepatitis. With time,

In Zambia, due to low awareness and training of health workers, hepatitis B (HBV) was viewed as a sexually transmitted infection, resulting in social stigma for those living with it. However, most people contract HBV

Dr Jerome Liwakala Siyambu was a medical officer at Maina Soko, a referral hospital in Lusaka within the Zambian Defense Force (ZDF). ZDF serves about 20,000 active members of the military and another 100,000 dependents

HBV and HIV share common transmission routes as well as a common treatment method: an antiviral medication called tenofovir. As the tenofovir drug regimen is effective for both treating HBV and preventing and treating HIV,

Minh Quang is a 53-year-old drug user from Hanoi. Last year, he learned of a local community-based organisation (CBO), “Lien Minh Ve Nha,” which offers support group sessions and provides free HIV, hepatitis B (HBV),

Jawad is a 42-year old prima school teacher. He lives in the small village of Qadirpur, in Multan, Pakistan, with his wife and two young children. In November 2021, an unexpected health scare turned his

Samina, a 48-year-old housewife from Bagh village, Jhang, sought medical assistance in June 2022 due to fatigue and loss of appetite. As she had received several injections from a private healthcare facility, staff at the