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AUGUST 26, 2024

HCV Elimination Program So Successful, Country of Georgia Tackles HBV

By Ethan Covey

The country of Georgia has made substantial progress toward the elimination of hepatitis B and C viruses, and may serve as a model for other public health officials as they work toward achieving WHO goals to eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030.

A recent report summarizes the progress made in Georgia toward the WHO’s indicators nearly a decade after the country launched a hepatitis elimination effort (MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep