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21May
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Decentralized Hepatitis B Care: Somali Regional State Review Meeting Findings

  Program Update · Somali Regional State

Review Meeting Findings
EtNoHep Group in collaboration with Regional & Federal Health Bureaus Degehabur · Gode · Sitti 2026 2,327 patients enrolled Since launch, three hospitals in the Somali Region have been piloting decentralized Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB) care, enrolling 2,327 patients to date. This...

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19Mar
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Ethiopia’s Decentralized Hepatitis B Care Review meeting: Progress, Challenges, and Future Directions

Introduction

Ethiopia’s health sector is looking to intensify its fight against chronic hepatitis B (CHB) through decentralized care. The decentralized CHB care was started in Ethiopia in 2024 at six health facilities of the Oromia and Somali Regional Governments by the EtNoHep group. On 21 February 2026, a review meeting brought...

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19Mar
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Launching Decentralized Hepatitis B Care and Treatment in Ethiopia: A New Era of Hope

Introduction
In a pioneering move in response to hepatitis B, the EtNoHep Group initiated a newly developed decentralized care and treatment project across six key sites in Oromia and the Somali region. The novelty involves bringing healthcare services closer to the community level to facilitate community access and reduce delays in...

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09May
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EtNoHep at the EASL Congress 2024

EtNoHep members were represented at the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) Congress 2024. The Congress was held in Milano from 5-8 June, and brought together more than 7,000 professionals to explore the latest research in the field of hepatology. Viral hepatitis was an important part of...

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