The World Health Organization has warned that hepatitis remains one of the world’s deadliest health challenges, with around 1.3 million people losing their lives in 2024 alone. A new report says nearly 4,900 fresh infections are being recorded every day, highlighting major gaps in testing, vaccination and treatment access. Health experts say many people remain unaware they are infected until severe liver damage develops, making early diagnosis and awareness critical in the global fight against hepatitis.


Hepatitis Crisis Deepens As WHO Warns 1.3 Million Died In 2024

An infected blood scandal in Britain was no accident but the fault of doctors and a succession of governments that led to 3,000 deaths and thousands more contracting hepatitis or HIV, a public inquiry reported on Monday. Watch in for more details!

UK: Government and NHS carried out 'cover-up' of infected blood scandal, says report

UK: NHS, Government covered up infected blood scandal, says report

Kerala is seeing its worst outbreak of the Hepatitis A virus in recent years, with the state reporting 1,977 confirmed cases and 12 deaths so far. Watch in for more details!

India: Hepatitis A outbreak in Kerala; 12 deaths so far

India: Kerala witnesses worst Hepatitis A outbreak

As many as 14 children reportedly got infected with Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV after undergoing blood transfusion in India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state.

14 kids in India’s Uttar Pradesh infected with HIV, Hepatitis after blood transfusion: Report

Every year on July 28th, World Hepatitis Day serves as a rallying cry for individuals, governments, healthcare organisations, and communities around the globe to unite against Hepatitis.

World Hepatitis Day 2023: Liver specialist shares risk factors, severity, and preventive measures

Globally, a new outbreak of unexplained acute hepatitis infections affecting children. Doctors and experts are working to understand the cause of this infection. To know more details about hepatitis infections among kids and what role COVID-19 played to fuel cases, WION spoke to Dr Arvinder Singh Soin, Chairman, Institute of Liver Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine, Medanta Hospital.

World Hepatitis Day: Expert tells WION how to save kids from disease

Finding the serious liver condition was linked to co-infection of two common viruses, British researchers reported a breakthrough Monday in mysterious hepatitis cases affecting young children.

Study links mysterious hepatitis to co-infection of two common viruses

More than 1,000 probable cases of unknown severe acute hepatitis have been detected in children and as many as 22 have died since the disease was discovered in on April 5, the World Health Organisation has said "As of 8 July 2022, 35 countries in five WHO Regions have reported 1010 probable cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children, which fulfill the WHO case definition, including 22 deaths.

With more than 1,000 cases, WHO perplexed over mysterious acute hepatitis outbreak among kids

Medical experts have suggested that there is a link between coronavirus and the mystery cases of hepatitis detected among children in several countries across the globe.

Medical experts suggest coronavirus link to mystery hepatitis in children

As the new severe Hepatitis of unknown origin continues to puzzle the world, at least 8 children have been hospitalized in Argentina under suspected cases and are under observation. According to the Argentinian Government, these eight cases are isolated and no connection is found between any of them.

Hepatitis of unknown origin grips world, 8 cases suspected in Argentina

Eight cases of severe hepatitis of an unknown origin have been detected in children in the Argentinian city of Santa Fe. The country's ministry of health has denied that it is an outbreak and reported that these are isolated and unconnected cases.

Argentina detects eight cases of severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children

With at least five children dead and over 100 others infected, the US has started to probe a mysterious hepatitis infection that has been plaguing the kids across the country.

At least 5 kids dead and over 100 infected: Mysterious illness grips US, probe launched

After the World Health Organisation(WHO) sounded an alert over the rise in liver disease among children, reports claim Japan reported the first case as the disease spread to Asia.

After US & Europe, Japan reports first case of mysterious hepatitis

Mysterious liver disease impact kids worldwide: Here are leading theories. Is there any link to Covid?

On Saturday, the United Nations said it was aware of 169 unusual occurrences of acute hepatitis, a liver infection which is mostly infecting young children from the age group of one month old to 16 years old.

WHO confirms death of at least one child from mysterious acute hepatitis

According to the World Health Organisation(WHO), one child has died due to acute hepatitis after cases were detected in at least 12 countries. Children in the US, UK and Europe had earlier reported cases of inflammation of the liver, however, the health authorities have been unable to understand the exact cause of the illness.

Child dies of acute hepatitis as 12 countries report increase in cases

Reports say the UK has detected severe cases of hepatitis among children including in the US and Europe. Ireland and Spain have also reported acute hepatitis cases in children, the World Health Organisation(WHO) said.

US, Europe, UK report severe cases of hepatitis among children

More than 700 people who have fled jihadist violence in northern Burkina Faso have fallen ill with hepatitis E, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Friday. The outbreak in the small town of Barsalogho began in June, MSF said in a statement.

Hepatitis strikes hundreds of displaced in Burkina Faso

East Asia is among one of the most affected regions in the world where large number of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C have been reported

World Hepatitis Day: 1.4 million die annually due to the viral disease, underlines WHO?

New hepatitis C drugs that can cure the liver-destroying disease are revolutionising treatment, but their high price is a huge burden in Central and Eastern Europe

Burden of pricey hepatitis C drugs heaviest in Eastern Europe

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