Egypt becomes first country to sustain WHO Gold Tier Status on Hepatitis C elimination
Egypt has become the first country globally to sustain the World Health Organization (WHO) Gold Tier Status on the path to hepatitis C elimination, following a validation of its progress between 2023 and 2025. The validation was endorsement by the WHO Regional Validation Committee on HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections in July 2026. Speaking […] The post Egypt becomes first country…
Egypt has become the first country to sustain the World Health Organization (WHO) Gold Tier Status on the path to hepatitis C elimination, following a validation of its progress between 2023 and 2025. The WHO Regional Validation Committee endorsed Egypt's achievements in July 2026, with Egypt's Minister of Health and Population, Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, and WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, both speaking at the handover of the renewed Gold Tier accreditation certificate.
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