Concurrent 3B: Achieving Equity in Adult Hepatitis B Vaccination
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Thursday, October 10, 2024 |
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM |
Nikos Skalkotas Hall |
Speaker
Mrs. Lindsey Hiebert-Suwondo
Deputy Director
Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination, Task Force for Global Health
Global overview of the status of HepB adult vaccination strategies
11:15 AM - 11:25 AMBiography
Lindsey Hiebert serves as the Deputy Director of the Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination. The Coalition is based at the Task Force for Global Health, an international NGO in Atlanta, United States. At the Coalition, Lindsey manages initiatives related to technical assistance, operational research, advocacy, and policy to advance hepatitis B and C elimination globally, including the development of National Hepatitis Elimination Profiles for more than 30 countries.
Ms. Beatrice Zovich
Public Health Program Manager
Hepatitis B Foundation
Integration of HepB vaccination into harm reduction programs: Real-world programmatic experience from Philadelphia
11:25 AM - 11:40 AMBiography
Beatrice Zovich, a Public Health Program Manager at the Hepatitis B Foundation in the US, develops programs to raise awareness about hepatitis delta and liver cancer, and conducts screening, prevention, and research initiatives. She also leads the Coalition Against Hepatitis for People of African Origin.
Ms Frida Jakobsson
Senior Consultant
Dep Of Infectious Diseases Sunderby Hospital, Sweden
Expanding access to HepB vaccination for justice-involved populations and harm reduction programs: Real-world programmatic experience from rural Sweden
11:40 AM - 11:55 AMBiography
Frida Jakobsson is a Senior Consultant at the Infectious Disease Clinic, Sunderby Hospital, and is responsible for harm reduction programs in Norrbotten, Sweden. She is engaged in different hepatitis elimination projects in the region, and is currently pursuing a PhD at UmeƄ University, researching viral hepatitis and co-infections.
INHSU 2024
Discussion
11:55 AM - 12:15 PMBiography
Chair
Lindsey Hiebert-Suwondo
Deputy Director
Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination, Task Force for Global Health
