New hepatitis B in England report sets the stage for action on elimination
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has released a new report on hepatitis B in England. The report is the first of its kind. It sets out the data on hepatitis B and how near England is to meeting the WHO targets to eliminate hepatitis B (along with hepatitis C) as...
Mother to child transmission of Hepatitis B eliminated in England
Hepatitis B transmission from mothers to babies has been eliminated in England, thanks to universal screening and targeted infant immunisation. An estimated 206,000 people in England live with chronic hepatitis B, a viral infection that affects the liver and is passed...
MPs call for urgent action to tackle surging deaths caused by late diagnosis of liver disease
On Tuesday 17th January, the British Liver Trust and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Liver Disease and Liver Cancer invited MPs from across 4 nations to attend an awareness raising event on the liver disease epidemic in the UK. 91 MPs joined us on the day to...
Support our call for opt-out testing of hepatitis B and hepatitis C in more emergency departments
The British Liver Trust has joined with other charities leading in the fight against Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV to call on the government to fund testing for blood-borne viruses in emergency departments across England. In an open letter launched today,...