NOhep Medical Visionaries Forum at APASL 2023
We held a NOhep Medical Visionaries Forum at APASL, in Taiwan! The forum focused on “Decentralisation of services for hepatitis B and hepatitis C in Asia Pacific”.
We were joined by expert speakers who discussed:
- Opportunities for decentralising hepatitis B care – Dr. Holden Hsu, Director, Center for Liver Diseases, E-Da Hospital and Associate, Professor, I-Shou University
- Elimination of HCV in Taiwan and the efforts and role of NGOs – Professor Chia-Yen Dai, Taiwan Liver Cancer Association
- Harnessing Public-Private partnerships for VH Elimination – Professor Saeed Hamid, Professor of Medicine and Director, Clinical Trials Unit, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
- Treatment Decentralisation and access to care for Viral Hepatitis – a patient’s perspective – Jacki Chen, Founder & Director of Taiwan Hepatitis Information & Care Association (THICA) and Professor, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Jersey