Africa urgently needs improved liver disease screening, treatment, and Africa-led research. SOLDA unites clinicians, builds capacity, and advocates tailored, continent-wide trials and guidelines to improve poor outcomes from hepatitis B.

The Cape Town declaration demands urgent African action to eliminate viral hepatitis: scale birth-dose vaccination, screening, treatment, domestic funding, and political will—end silence, discrimination, and prevent thousands of deaths.

On behalf of the leadership and members of the Society on Liver Disease in Africa (SOLDA), we extend our deepest condolences to Professor Manal El-Sayed and her family on the tragic passing of her beloved husband, Dr Hisham Fathy.