Ten years to eliminate Hepatitis B: can it be done?
Oxford BRC free public talk
Hepatitis B is estimated to infect close to 300 million people globally, and a third of the world’s population has been exposed to the virus. International sustainable development goals have set ambitious targets for the elimination of viral hepatitis as a public health threat by the year 2030. With a safe, effective vaccine and widely available antiviral drugs that can suppress the infection, is this within reach? Using data from Africa, Dr Philippa Matthews will explore the impact of HBV infection and its current treatments, and suggest the next steps to help us move towards its elimination.

Tickets are available online at oxfordbrc.eventbrite.com, however advance booking is not required. Refreshments at 5.45pm for a 6.00pm start. For more information, please contact OBRCenquiries@ouh.nhs.uk or call 01865 743341.
Date: 21 November 2019, 18:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2019)
Venue: John Radcliffe Academic, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Speaker: Dr Philippa Matthews (Experimental Medicine Division)
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/nihr-oxford-biomedical-research-centre-13773860798
Audience: Public
Editor: Alison Brindle