Starting this Thursday, Cadiz will host the 8th National Congress on Viral Hepatitis

The 8th National Congress on Viral Hepatitis was held in Cadiz on September 28, 29 and 30, The meeting is organized by the Viral Hepatitis Research Group (GEHEP) of the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (SEIMC) and will be held at the Bahia Hotel in Cadiz. The capital city of Cadiz is home to leading national hepatitis researchers and experts.

As the organization noted in a note, the congress was With over 150 participants, central themes are the most relevant, such as eliminating hepatitis C virus by 2030In recent months, a number of national and regional plans have been developed to achieve this goal.

Hepatitis C is a serious problem worldwide Because of its incidence, morbidity, mortality, and medical costs, the Viral Hepatitis Research Group reviewed that it is the leading cause of cirrhosis and liver cancer in Western countries. However, he noted that the effectiveness of the treatment is very high, although the main drawback is a high rate of underdiagnosis, since most people infected are not aware of it.

At Friday’s plenary session 1, the situation of the HCV elimination program in Spain, the benefits of new technologies and the role of pharmacists will be discussed.Other main topics that will be discussed during these daysTable 2 of the plenary meeting scheduled for Saturday will focus on hepatitis B and deltavirus.

During the congress, a large number of posters and oral presentations from different Spanish research groups will be presented, as well as training workshops, round table discussions and a final session on HIV and the liver.Following the success of the previous editions in Murcia and Cáceres, the man responsible for organizing the event in Cadiz is a doctor Francisco Téllez and Carolina Freyre, both from the University Hospital of Puerto Real.