Press Release: APAC Liver Disease Alliance Hosts "Hep-Free: Eliminating Asia's Silent Public Health Threat by 2030" Summit in Bangkok on 1 October 2024
Bangkok, October 2024: The APAC Liver Disease Alliance, in collaboration with Thailand's Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, kicks off the Alliance's inaugural "Hep-Free: Eliminating Asia's Silent Public Health Threat by 2030" Summit at The Athenee Hotel, Bangkok.
The Summit brings together leading voices from the healthcare industry, academia, non-profit organizations, and patient advocacy groups across the Asia-Pacific region to discuss policy and advocacy efforts to eliminate hepatitis. Discussions center around improving equitable access to diagnosis and treatment, empowering vulnerable populations, and driving collective action towards a hepatitis-free APAC region.
Dr.Opart Karnkawinpong, Permanent Secretary of Thailand's Ministry of Public Health, is opening the event, along with representatives from the Ministries of Public Health in Thailand Vietnam and Pakistan.
"Viral hepatitis is a silent public health threat that demands collective action to achieve the elimination targets set by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Collaboration among stakeholders is essential to make significant progress and ensure that no one is left behind," states Dr. Opart Karnkawinpong.
Read the full press release here.
Kamolluk Srisuwankul, Roche, Mihai Irimescu, Roche, Dr. Chatree Jullapetch, MOPH, Dr. Roberta Sarno, APAC Liver Disease Alliance, Dr. Cheewanan Lertpiriyasuwat, MOPH, Dr. Niti Haetanurak,MOPH, Dr. Pisit Tangkijvanich, Chulalongkorn University, Priyank Dubey, Abbott, Susanna Tan, Abbott, Songsangthong Chanidapa, Abbott, Sureeda Phupat, Roche (PRNewsfoto/APAC Liver Disease Alliance)
