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News & HighlightsTop StoriesWinter Update 2009-2010Letter from Representatives Johnson, Honda, Towns, Cassidy, Cao and Dent that requests a Presidential Proclamation for the month of May as National Hepatitis Awareness Month and May 19 as World Hepatitis Day Dear Colleagues, Colin Schwartz, Senior Associate, Viral Hepatitis/Government Relations IOM Report Dear Hepatitis Advocate Many of you have asked for a free copy of the IOM report on viral hepatitis. I was able to obtain this pdf file of the pre-published report. You may feel free to use this and disseminate it to interested persons. The final version of the report will not be printed for a few months. NVHR will receive a limited number of copies, and we will disseminate them as we are able. Thanks so much for all that you do for people who are affected by hepatitis B and hepatitis C! Regards, Martha Saly Hepatitis and Liver Cancer:
A National Strategy for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis B and C. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report and news release are available on the National Academies website. Additional information about the study can be found on the viral hepatitis project website. NVHR in the Press
NVHR Press Release: 2-4-10
NVHR: Stop Liver Cancer 'Dead in Its Tracks' by Closing Funding Gap for Viral Hepatitis Education, Screening Programs Read More 
NVHR Press Release: 2-2-10
NVHR: Administration’s 2011 Budget Proposal Shortchanges Five Million Americans Afflicted with Chronic Viral Hepatitis NVHR Press Release: 1-27-10
NVHR Issues Challenge to Administration, Congress: Don't Leave 5 Million Americans Afflicted with Chronic Viral Hepatitis Out in the Cold with Budget Freeze NVHR Press Release: 01-11-10
Landmark IOM Report on Chronic Viral Hepatitis & Liver Cancer Finds Inadequate Federal Funding Thwarting Education, Surveillance Efforts (PDF) Press Release: 12-7-09
Rep. Johnson’s statement on hepatitis C LITHONIA, GA – “Over the past year, I have been on a robust course of treatment for hepatitis C (HCV), a virus that affects more than four million Americans. I am pleased to announce that my therapy is progressing well. Press Release: 11-24-09
NVHR: New Data Finding Fewer than 1 in 5 Hepatitis C Patients Receiving Antiviral Therapy is ‘Wake-Up Call’ for Washington to Act University of Michigan Researchers Call for ‘Increased Public Health Efforts’ Sandt: Current Hepatitis C Virus Detection & Surveillance Efforts ‘Wholly Inadequate,’ Challenges Congress to Act on Honda-Dent Legislation to Support State-based Programs
Press Release: 11-11-09
NVHR: New JAMA Article Underscores Urgent Need for Congress to Act on Viral Hepatitis Detection, Management Funding Bipartisan Legislation Would Support State-based Efforts Journal of the American Medical Association, “Silent Epidemic of Viral Hepatitis May Lead to Boom in Serious Liver Disease” in pdf format. |
  
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