title: Forgotten, not neglected: viral hepatitis in resource-limited settings, recall for action.
abstract: In 2010, the World Health Assembly adopted a resolution calling for interventions for the prevention and control of chronic viral hepatitis. These infectious diseases mostly affect resource-limited countries accounting for 80% of the world's population and facing numerous obstacles to contain the epidemic. At a time when morbidity and mortality of chronic liver disease have been considerably improved in wealthy countries by new innovative strategies and new potent antiviral drugs, it is now urgent to recall for concrete actions from stakeholders of global health policy to reduce the burden in resource-limited countries.
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Council Laboratories, The Gambia Unit, Disease Control and Elimination theme, Fajara, The Gambia.
authors.forename: Maud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lemoine
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thursz
authors.forename: Ramou
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Njie
authors.forename: Geoffrey
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dusheiko
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000191:economics; D014943:Global Health; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006295:Health Resources; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014761:Viral Hepatitis Vaccines / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D014761:Viral Hepatitis Vaccines
keywords: HIV/AIDS-resource-limited countries; access to treatment; global health policy; hepatocellular carcinoma; viral hepatitis