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ReviewClinical and experimental hepatology2026

Towards elimination of viral hepatitis in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia: insights from the Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board (VHPB).

Robert Flisiak, Sona Frankova, Sakshi Jindal, Viktor Aster, Bela Hunyady, Mihaly Makara, Pavol Kristian, Danica V Stanekova, Dorota Zarębska-Michaluk, Sara Valckx and 3 more

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Review in Clinical and experimental hepatology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Robert FlisiakDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland.
Sona FrankovaDepartment of Hepatogastroenterology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic.
Sakshi JindalViral Hepatitis Prevention Board, Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Viktor AsterDepartment of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Charles University and Bulovka University, Prague, Czech Republic.
Bela HunyadyUniversity of Pécs, First Department of Internal Medicine, Pécs, Hungary.
Mihaly MakaraCentral Hospital of Southern Pest National Institute of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, Outpatient Clinic, Szent László Hospital Budapest, Budapest, Hungary.
Pavol KristianDepartment of Infectology and Travel Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, P.J. Šafárik University, and L. Pasteur University Hospital, Košice, Slovakia.
Danica V StanekovaSt. Elizabeth University of Health & Social Work, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Dorota Zarębska-MichalukDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Allergology, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland.
Sara ValckxViral Hepatitis Prevention Board, Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Greet HendrickxViral Hepatitis Prevention Board, Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Pierre Van DammeViral Hepatitis Prevention Board, Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Mojca MaticicViral Hepatitis Prevention Board, Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Visegrad Group - the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia - face shared challenges in preventing and controlling viral hepatitis. A regional meeting convened by the Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board evaluated health systems, epidemiology, and national policies, revealing accomplishments and needs for prevention, screening, diagnosis, and linkage to care of viral hepatitis. Universal hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination exists, yet vaccine hesitancy and incomplete coverage threaten progress, while surveillance and registries remain fragmented. Access to hepatitis C (HCV) treatment has improved recently, but remains centralized, with limited engagement of marginalized populations. Elimination of HCV by 2030 is unlikely due to insufficient screening, COVID-19-related healthcare disruptions, and weak political commitment, whereas HBV control depends on maintaining high vaccination coverage and robust monitoring. Participants called for harmonized national guidelines, strengthened regional collaboration, and sustainable action plans backed up by political commitment. Urgent, coordinated efforts are needed to achieve the WHO 2030 elimination goals.

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EU/EEApolitical willpublic healthviral hepatitisWHO 2030 elimination goals

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PMID42221305
PMCPMC13220242

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