Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on viral hepatitis services in sub-Saharan Africa

The global response to limit the spread of COVID-19 has diverted attention and resources from existing local health priorities, particularly in countries of low and middle income (LMICs).1 As highlighted in a Comment in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology by Neil Gupta and colleagues,2 the collateral damage on efforts to address the viral hepatitis epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa is of high…

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