The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) launched a new toolkit on August 7, 2025, ahead of Prisoners’ Justice Day on 10 August.

The launch of the European Toolkit for the Elimination of Viral Hepatitis in Prisons (EuroHePP) aims to support local efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis in prison settings in accordance with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal on Good Health and Well-Being .

The EuroHePP provides practical guidance on preventing, evaluating, and treating hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) in prisons. Tackling viral hepatitis in these prison settings is essential to reach the UN target of eliminating hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030.

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