Stories About Global Hepatitis B

Updated April 12, 2023

Stories from CDC about our work with partners to reduce the burden of hepatitis B around the world.

Sticker created by The Hepatitis Aid Organization in Uganda.

Partnering to Increase Hepatitis B Birth Dose Vaccination in Africa

April 2023

In 2022, CDC partnered with the Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination at The Task Force for Global Health and civil society organizations in Africa to encourage hepatitis B vaccination at birth.

Controlling Hepatitis B

July 2019

Controlling hepatitis B in Sierra Leone (2019)

CDC Works With Countries

August 2018

CDC helps countries identify children infected with hepatitis B virus and generate the evidence for hepatitis B vaccine birth dose introduction (2018)

Moms and their kids at an immunization session in Lao-PDR. Photo courtesy of Karen Hennessey, CDC.

Thinking Outside the Box: Innovations in Preventing Hepatitis B at Birth

July 2017

Innovations in Preventing hepatitis B at Birth (2017)

Immunization staff from different provinces in Solomon Islands reviewing their hepatitis B birth dose coverage data

Eliminating Hepatitis B

July 2017

The Importance of hepatitis B Vaccine Birth Dose (2017)