World Liver Day Webinar
Liver disease remains a major public health challenge in Africa, with high mortality rates driven by Hepatitis B and C, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Yet, many liver diseases are preventable, treatable, and even curable if diagnosed early.
To mark World Liver Day this year, on 25 April, 2025, SOLDA hosted a 90-minute webinar featuring leading experts from across Africa. The session explored regionally prevalent and emerging liver diseases, with a focus on nutrition, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), alcohol-related liver disease, and the patient experience. The panel discussion and Q&A session at the end ensured an engaging and insightful conversation.
Recordings for SOLDA’s World Liver Day webinar 2025 will be available soon!
Enduring Materials: World Liver Day Webinar 2024
Last year, SOLDA also organized a 90-minute World Liver Day webinar that took place on 19 April 2024. The program showcased presentations from leading experts from the five African regions. The webinar focused on regionally prevalent and emerging liver diseases and special emphasis was placed on ensuring the voices of those with lived experiences was heard.
WHA - Patient Advocacy Group | The “Lost Voice” of the Patient Community
Danjuma K. Adda, MPH, FIMS, Dip-IMS, World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA), Nigeria
Eastern Africa | Viral Hepatitis (Delivery of Care Models)
Mercy Nyakowa, MD National AIDS and STI Control Program (NASCOP), Ministry of Health, Kenya
Hailemichael Desalegn Mekonnen, MD, PhD, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
Ponsiano Ocama, MBChB, MMed, PhD, FCP(ECSA), Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda
Western Africa | Role of Prolifica in Viral Hepatitis (Implementation & Research)
Gibril Ndow, MD, PhD, Unit The Gambia at LSHTM, The Gambia
Alice Nanelin Guingané, MD, PhD, Bogodogo University Hospital Center / University of Montpellier, Burkina Faso / France
Central Africa | Vertical Transmission
Christian Tzeuton, MD, Douala Medical School / Société Camerounaise de Gastro-Entérologie, Cameroon
Southern Africa | Alcohol & Toxins
Wendy Spearman, MBChB, FCP, FRCP, MMed, PhD, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Mark Sonderup, B Pharm, MBChB, FCP(SA), MMed, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Seadimo Gasennelwe-Gabakgore, MD, MPH, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Botswana
Northern Africa | HCC
Manal Hamdy El-Sayed, MD, PhD, Ain Shams University, Egypt
Ashraf Omar, MD, MSc, Cairo University, Egypt
Nabil Debzi, MD, Algerian Society of Hepatogastroenterology and Endoscopy / Mustapha Hospital Algiers, Algeria
