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The 2.“We cannot meet the ambitious hepatitis elimination targets without innovation in prevention interventions and approaches, and implementing them to scale,” said Dr Ren Minghui, Assistant Director-General for Communicable Diseases, WHO. New tools required include a functional cure for hepatitis B infection and the development of more effective point-of-care diagnostic tools for both hepatitis B and C.”Brazil is committed to taking recent advances in its response to hepatitis forward – on the road to elimination. A record 3 million people were able to obtain treatment for hepatitis C over the past two years, and 2. This has led to continuing rates of new infections, including 1. For sure we are still a long way from this goal but that doesn’t mean it’s some unattainable dream.”Hosted by the Government of Brazil, the World Hepatitis Summit 2017 is being co-organized by the World Health Organization and the World Hepatitis Alliance.76 million people were newly treated for hepatitis C , a significant increase on the 1.”Progress in treatment and cureMany countries are demonstrating strong political leadership,