The MPP at the World Hepatitis Summit
Dates: 01 November 2017 - 03 November 2017
Sao Paulo, Brazil
MPP team members attended the World Hepatitis Summit from 1-3 November 2017 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. MPP’s Executive Director Greg Perry addressed conference participants at a number of events:
- On 1 November at 17:30, he discussed how voluntary licences could facilitate access to hepatitis C treatment at a side meeting on Unitaid’s role in hepatitis C.
- And on 2 November at 12:00, addressed a workshop on Options for countries with access to generic hepatitis medicines.
Policy and Advocacy Manager Liudmyla Maistat also participated in the summit proceedings:
- She co-chaired a session on Modelling and cost effectiveness for global scale up with Benjamin Cowie, the Director of the Collaborating Centre for Viral Hepatitis at the World Health Organization on 2 November at 13:00.
- And led a workshop session on Delivering high quality hepatitis services on 2 November at 14:00.
More information: http://www.worldhepatitissummit.org/2017/programme-menu/programme