Around the world, October is Liver Cancer Awareness Month

Jacki: #justB Treated, this month's featured storyteller

Jacki's story is available in

English and Mandarin.

When Jacki learned that his brother’s liver cancer was caused by hepatitis B, he got tested and found out he had the virus, too. Later, his wife also found out she has hepatitis B. When she got pregnant, they did their research and were able to prevent mother-to-child transmission.

Jacki and his wife are taking medication to manage their hepatitis B and have started a Taiwanese hepatitis B patient group. Today, all of their kids are hepatitis-free, and Jacki’s brother is cured of liver cancer! 

Effectively Addressing High Rates of Liver Cancer in Philadelphia's African Communities

Join us for a webinar in observance of Liver Cancer Awareness Month!

On Oct. 16 at 3 p.m., EDT, we will be joined by Dr. Kenneth Rothstein, Director of Regional Hepatology at the University of Pennsylvania, who will be discussing the trends he is seeing in liver cancer in African communities in the Philadelphia area and methods for effectively lowering these rates.

Stronger Together: Patient-Provider Engagement in Liver Disease, a forum set for Nov. 10

You're invited to participate in a Patient Forum, online or in person, at 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 10 at The Liver meeting in Boston..

The Liver Meeting is an annual conference of the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD).

Please read more here.

You're invited to watch a recording of the Hepatitis B Foundation / ICE-HBV Community Forum held in Kobe, Japan, on Sept. 19, which is posted here.



Moderated by Hepatitis B Foundation President Chari A. Cohen, DrPH, MPH, the forum provided powerful insights from Japanese people living with hepatitis B and physicians treating those with the disease. The forum was session #1 at the 2023 International HBV Meeting, which drew nearly 500 scientists from around the world.

Six scientists from the Blumberg Institute, which is our research arm, were among those participating in the annual conference: (L-R) Dr. Ying-Hsiu Su, Dr. Chari Cohen, Dr. Randy Hyer (Blumberg Institute president), Dr. Ju-Tao Guo, Dr. Qiong Zhao and Dr. Liudi Tang.

New B Heppy Podcast: Partner Spotlight

Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation (PCDC)

Kai Kollins

New Blog: How Clinical Trials Work in the U.S.

Dr. Yasmin Ibrahim

In a recent B Heppy episode on clinical trials, Yasmin Ibrahim, MD, PhD, MBA, the Hepatitis B Foundation's public health program director, discussed the process of how clinical trials work and the importance of clinical research in moving forward public health programs and interventions. 

To listen to the full episode of our podcast, B Heppy, click here.

New Guidance: Clinical Implementation of Adult Universal Hepatitis B Vaccination & Screening Recommendations

This document is intended to aid clinicians in implementing the new adult hepatitis B recommendations. It contains information on the new hepatitis B recommendations, downloadable resources, and connections to helpful patient and clinical resources. 

Five-year results of a treatment program for

chronic hepatitis B in Ethiopia

Desalegn H, Orlien S, Aberra H, Mamo E, Grude S, Hommersand K, Berhe N,  Gundersen S & Johannessen A



[Link to Article]

BMC Medicine

2023 Sept. 29 - Volume 21, Article number: 373 (2023)

This pilot program demonstrates the long-term benefits of CHB therapy in a resource-limited setting. This five-year study includes 1,303 patients. The high mortality in patients with cirrhosis underscores the need for earlier detection of CHB and timely initiation of antiviral treatment in sub-Saharan Africa.

New public health staffer at the Hepatitis B Foundation

Our newest public health program coordinator, Holly Moore, says that she always has had a passion for health and a desire to serve those communities with the most need, which led me to pursue education in the field of public health.

She completed a bachelor's in Public Health from University of Texas at Austin in May 2020 and an MPH specializing in Community Health from Arcadia University last August.

Holly Moore

During and after her undergraduate years, she completed medical service trips in Guatemala and Nicaragua and worked as a medical assistant at a specialty clinic in Austin, Texas.

"This helped me understand the medical needs of diverse groups of patients and the inner workings of the health industry," Holly says. "Most recently, I completed an internship with Bucks County Health Improvement Partnership working in community outreach to identify and address community health needs. These experiences have highlighted the importance of integrating social determinants of health and community members themselves in every possible aspect of healthcare.

"My long-term goals as a health professional include completing more graduate education to become a Physician Assistant and provide medical care to the most vulnerable populations. Ultimately, I hope to develop a nonprofit organization to create community health centers that address multi-disciplinary health needs in one easily accessible location.

"I am incredibly excited to work with the Hepatitis B Foundation specifically to support, educate and empower those living with Hepatitis B," Holly said.

Oct. 24-26: African Hepatitis Summit - Register

Nov. 10-14: AASLD: The Liver Meeting - Register

April 5, 2024: Hepatitis B Foundation Gala