World Hepatitis Summit Side Event on Crowdsourcing for Hepatitis Advocacy and Public Engagement
Date & time: Wednesday 8 June, 2022, 10:30am-12:00pm CET
Host: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Location: The Hepatitis Fund, 31-33 Avenue Giusepee-Motta, CH1202, Geneva
Partners: World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA), World Hepatitis Summit brought to you by WHA and co-sponsored by World Health Organization, The Hepatitis Fund
Chairs: Dr Joseph D Tucker (in-person) and Dr. Dan Wu (online)
Thinking of new ways to tackle chronic viral hepatitis? Then save the date/and link to your calendar and plan to attend!
Agenda:
| Item | Format | Speakers | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introductions | MC, in-person | Joseph Tucker (UNC, LSHTM) | 2 minutes |
| Welcome remarks | Speaker, in-person | Meg Doherty (WHO) | 2 minutes |
| Introduction to the event | Speaker, in-person | Jessica Hicks (World Hepatitis Alliance) | 3 minutes |
| Participatory activity with Mentimeter | Speaker, online and in-person | Joseph Tucker | 5 minutes |
| Importance of public engagement in hepatitis | Speaker, online | Dan Wu (LSHTM, Sichuan University) | 5 minutes |
| Hepatitis advocacy themes from open call submissions | Speaker, in-person | Eneyi Kpokiri (LSHTM) | 5 minutes |
| Finalist 1 (Bangladesh) presentation on advocacy & inspirations + Q&A | Speaker, in-person | Zunaid Paiker (National Liver Foundation of Bangladesh) | 3+2 minutes |
| Finalist 2 (Philippines) pre-recorded presentation on advocacy & inspirations + Q&A | Speaker, online | Chris Munoz (Yellow Warriors Society Philippines) | 3+2 minutes |
| Finalist video presentations from open call: Congo on child infection, China on hepatitis during COVID, Argentina on HCV cure | Pre-recorded videos | Play videos | 6 minutes |
| Panel on hepatitis advocacy (Panellists to be announced) | Panel discussion, in-person | Jessica Hicks (WHA), Chair | 40 minutes |
| Q&A for panellists from the audience | In-person | Eneyi Kpokiri (Chair) | 10 minutes |
| Final remarks | In-person | Charles Gore | 2 minutes |
| Conclusion | In-person | Joseph D Tucker | 2 minutes |
Background: Public engagement is a critical component of national hepatitis responses, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Crowdsourcing can enhance public engagement in hepatitis services. Crowdsourcing has a group of individuals solve a problem, then shares selected solutions with the public.1 Crowdsourcing has been used to inform global hepatitis guidelines,2 inform hepatitis testing interventions,3 and decrease hepatitis stigma.4 We organized a global crowdsourcing open call to solicit hepatitis stories to spur policy change. We received 119 submissions from 27 countries and have shared top-ranked submissions on the NOhep website (here). Our team was thrilled at the quantity and quality of the submissions. Notable finalists are here, here, and here.
Side event format: 90-minute hybrid in-person and online meeting with high-level experts, also livestreamed
Purpose of satellite:
(1) To disseminate NOhep hepatitis advocacy messages identified through the global open call to a diverse global audience
(2) To celebrate compelling civil society groups that are contributing to global efforts towards hepatitis elimination
References
1. WHO/TDR/SESH/SIHI. Crowdsourcing in Health and Health Research: A Practical Guide. Geneva: WHO/TDR, 2018.
2. Tucker JD, Meyers K, Best J, et al. The HepTestContest: a global innovation contest to identify approaches to hepatitis B and C testing. BMC Infect Dis 2017; 17(Suppl 1): 701.
3. Fitzpatrick T, Tang W, Mollan K, et al. A crowdsourced intervention to promote hepatitis B and C testing among men who have sex with men in China: A nationwide online randomized controlled trial. EClinicalMedicine 2019; 16: 64-73.
4. Shen K, Yang NS, Huang W, et al. A crowdsourced intervention to decrease hepatitis B stigma in men who have sex with men in China: A cohort study. J Viral Hepat 2020; 27(2): 135-42.