A programme to treat chronic hepatitis B in Kiribati: progress and challenges

• Egile Nagusiak: Alice U. Lee (Egilea), Kathy Jackson (Egilea), Rosemary Tekoaua (Egilea), Caroline Lee (Egilea), Margaret Sue Huntley (Egilea), David Hilmers (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Gaiak: article
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Problem: Over 290 million people worldwide suffer from chronic hepatitis B (CHB), with the highest prevalence in the Pacific islands. Mortality attributable to this disease exceeds that from HIV, tuberculosis and malaria combined in this region. Context: CHB is a major health problem in the Pacific...