Greater Mekong Basin Focuses On The Control Of Hepatitis B, Elimination Of Hepatitis C
(KPL) More than 100 researchers and health professionals from Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, India, the Philippines, Australia, France and, for the first time, China met in Vientiane Capital on Nov 27-29 to lay the foundations for a regional network to fight chronic hepatitis, a major public health issue in the Greater Mekong River Basin.
Organized by the Center of Infectiology Lao Christophe Mérieux, the Lao Ministry of Health, in partnership with the Mérieux Foundation and the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), this new edition of the Symposium on Viral Hepatitis will provide an opportunity for experts to continue the discussions initiated during previous editions, share knowledge and compare data. Major organizations such as Inserm, Institut Pasteur, Médecins Sans Frontières and WHO, as well as representatives of the Ministries of Health of participating countries, will present the latest advances and challenges encountered in their fight against hepatitis.
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