May 12th marked the second anniversary of Combating the Silent Epidemic of Viral Hepatitis: Action Plan for the Prevention, Care & Treatment of Viral Hepatitis. Currently, the Action Plan details steps that the partner agencies are undertaking through the end of 2013. Dr. Howard Koh, the Assistant Secretary for Health, announced on May 16 that the partner agencies are committed and dedicated to renewing the Action Plan for another three years and are currently working on their vision and priorities for 2014-2016.
To foster collaboration from non-federal partners, public comments are invited on how federal efforts should be focused in the new plan to have the greatest impact on addressing and improving viral hepatitis awareness, prevention, testing, care and treatment. To gather this input, the Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy will soon be conducting stakeholder webinars.
