The main objective of the African Hepatitis Summit 2025 is to provide an African-led platform for government, academic, private sectors, civil society, funding partners, and other stakeholders to share and discuss innovative measures and policies aimed at building political will, development, and implementation of strategies required for viral hepatitis elimination in Africa.
Specifically, the meeting will address the following objectives:
Engage the broader stakeholders on how to implement the actions of the AU declaration on Viral Hepatitis.
Mobilize African political leadership, including the new African Parliamentary Network on Viral Hepatitis and Liver Disease, towards increased domestic financing of hepatitis elimination across Africa.
Mobilize various stakeholders to share best practice examples, learnings, and experiences.
Provide an African-led platform for learning and sharing on innovative policy measures and program implementation for viral hepatitis prevention and control in Africa.
Provide a scientific and public health program on viral hepatitis that is purely tailored to the needs of the African region.
Provide guidance for leveraging and integrating hepatitis elimination into existing HIV and STIs programs/strategy, with a focus on triple elimination of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B.
Provide practical ways to operationalize the recently updated WHO Hepatitis B guidelines in the African region.