20.500.12556/DiRROS-28573 Towards elimination of viral hepatitis in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia insights from the Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board (VHPB) The Visegrad Group – the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia – face shared challenges in preventing and controlling viral hepatitis. A regional meeting convened by the Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board evaluated health systems, epidemiology, and national policies, revealing accomplishments and needs for prevention, screening, diagnosis, and linkage to care of viral hepatitis. Universal hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination exists, yet vaccine hesitancy and incomplete coverage threaten progress, while surveillance and registries remain fragmented. Access to hepatitis C (HCV) treatment has improved recently, but remains centralized, with limited engagement of marginalized populations. Elimination of HCV by 2030 is unlikely due to insufficient screening, COVID-19-related healthcare disruptions, and weak political commitment, whereas HBV control depends on maintaining high vaccination coverage and robust monitoring. Participants called for harmonized national guidelines, strengthened regional collaboration, and sustainable action plans backed up by political commitment. Urgent, coordinated efforts are needed to achieve the WHO 2030 elimination goals. viral hepatitis hepatitis C Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board virusni hepatitis hepatitis C Odbor za preprečevanje virusnega hepatitisa true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Neznano 2026-03-24 12:13:58 2026-03-24 12:13:59 2026-03-27 03:46:05 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 Nasl. z nasl. zaslona; Opis vira z dne 17. 2. 2026; 10 str. issue 1 Vol. 12 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 616.98 2449-8238 10.5114/ceh.2026.158833 268734979 RAZ_Flisiak_Robert_2026.pdf RAZ_Flisiak_Robert_2026.pdf 1 FA4B53EB0280F2F22C319F952A951EDD 040af82a016aade0e4ad1622db5489404b02a8dfcc27b55e528c72caf9280187 a8f531c4-2772-11f1-aa40-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=42416 https://www.termedia.pl/Towards-elimination-of-viral-hepatitis-in-the-Czech-Republic-Hungary-Poland-and-Slovakia-insights-from-the-Viral-Hepatitis-Prevention-Board-VHPB-,80,57476,0,1.html 1 916b8a21-2772-11f1-aa40-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=42415 Univerzitetni klinični center Ljubljana 0 0 0