ICE-HBV

ICE-HBV aims to fast-track the discovery of a safe, effective, affordable and scalable cure to benefit all people living with CHB, including children and people living with HCV, HDV and HIV co-infection. ICE-HBV intends to contribute to the elimination of CHB as a global public health challenge... We collaborate with key stakeholders, including community representatives, research agencies, global health organisations, foundations and pharmaceutical industry to accelerate research in HBV cure... ICE-HBV supports the Global Health Sector Strategy on Viral Hepatitis (WHO, 2016). By no means should the strengthening of HBV cure research direct resources away from HBV prevention, care and treatment programmes. However, the HBV scientific community believes that government, foundations and other research sponsors should make a substantial investment in HBV cure research now. HBV research has been largely underfunded compared to other diseases; enhanced investments could make a big..