Conference launches appeal to fight hepatitis B and C

摘要

At the close of the Hepatitis B and C Summit Conference in Brussels, on 14-15 October, participants encouraged member states and the European Union to grasp the problem. In view of the 23 million Europeans affected by these diseases, which can cause cirrhosis and liver cancer, "we expect the EU institutions to develop concrete proposals; in this respect, a Council recommendation relating to the screening of the viral hepatitis B and C among at-risk groups would be a good tool to begin with,"rndeclared Nadine Piorkowsky, co-president of the steering group at the origin of this appeal.rnIn practical terms, the appeal aims to tackle the failures observed in the management of these diseases, such as inadequate prevention and lack of early diagnosis.