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⏰ Ahead of World Heart Day on 29 September, watch the discussion with MEPs & Commissioner Várhelyi from 15:00 CEST 👇 multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream... More info: www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/e...

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🗓️Mon 28/09, 15:00 CEST – debate in @sant.europarl.europa.eu 🫀World Heart Day: presentation of the EU screening week by Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi 🎥Watch live: multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...

No one should die from a disease that is preventable, diagnosable and treatable. Yet around 5M people in Europe live with chronic hepatitis B or C, and almost 60,000 people die each year from liver disease linked to these infections. More information about the situation: bit.ly/WorldHepDay2026

World Hepatitis Day 2026: Despite progress towards eliminating hepatitis in Europe, gaps in prevention measures keep 2030 targets out of reach

While Europe has made steady progress in preventing hepatitis B and C the region is set to miss the 2030 target to eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat.

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