Résumé
WHO has developed and issued global hepatitis B elimination program.Continuing hepatitis B immunization and conducting community based antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis B are the most important strategies for hepatitis B elimination.According to the estimation of related cost by WHO,the cost of antiviral therapy would be very high.Great achievement has been made in hepatitis B immunization in China,but the prevalence of chronic hepatitis B is high.Elimination of hepatitis B needs a large amount of public resource,posing serious challenge to public health policy making.Economics research on hepatitis B prevention and treatment can provide evidence and technical support for hepatitis B elimination.In this column “Economic evaluations of hepatitis B”,the related articles in this issue summarize the progress in this research field,which is inspiring and encouraging.
Résumé
WHO has developed and issued global hepatitis B elimination program.Continuing hepatitis B immunization and conducting community based antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis B are the most important strategies for hepatitis B elimination.According to the estimation of related cost by WHO,the cost of antiviral therapy would be very high.Great achievement has been made in hepatitis B immunization in China,but the prevalence of chronic hepatitis B is high.Elimination of hepatitis B needs a large amount of public resource,posing serious challenge to public health policy making.Economics research on hepatitis B prevention and treatment can provide evidence and technical support for hepatitis B elimination.In this column “Economic evaluations of hepatitis B”,the related articles in this issue summarize the progress in this research field,which is inspiring and encouraging.