Hepatitis resolution passed by 67th World Health Assembly includes calls for increased access to new medicine, syringe exchange

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Hepatitis resolution passed by 67th World Health Assembly includes calls for increased access to new medicine, syringe exchange

4 June 2014

Committing the World Health Organization and member states of the United Nations to efforts to combat to hepatitis worldwide, the 67th World Health Assembly today passed a Hepatitis Resolution that includes calls to use legal flexibilities to lower prices of new effective medicines, and accelerate harm reduction programs for people who inject drugs.

The resolution comes four years after the WHA passed its first viral hepatitis resolution, calling on the WHO to support World Hepatitis Day events, strengthen its network promoting safe injection practices, and collaborate with partners to increase access to affordable medicines, among other efforts.

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