SOLDA - Society on Liver Disease in Africa

15/10/2025

Happening next week!

Join us for the next SOLDA SIG Webinar as we unpack 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗛𝗕𝗩 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮.

🗓️ Monday, 20 October 2025 | 17:00 Central Africa Time

We’ll explore:
• Implementation considerations for integrated HB PMTCT
• Lessons learned from Uganda

The 1-hour session will wrap up with an interactive panel discussion where you can share thoughts and ask questions.

🔗 Registration is free, so don't miss it! https://bit.ly/3KMGeIx

24/09/2025

24/09/2025

18/09/2025

Feeling proud to be featured in this week’s EASL - The Home of Hepatology's highlight! 🙌

Our latest article was about in Africa and awareness of and access to diagnostic tests.

📖 Dive into the full JHEP Reports article and see what’s shaping management in Africa: https://www.jhep-reports.eu/article/S2589-5559(25)00173-9/fulltext

Understanding these gaps is key to improving early detection and care across the continent!

Reliable data on the prevalence of chronic HDV infection in Africa are limited. To address this, a multi-country survey was conducted across Africa to assess healthcare providers’ knowledge of HDV prevalence and the availability of diagnostic testing. This was complemented by a literature review o...

18/09/2025

The authors in today’s 📚 ran a survey on HDV infection in Africa and found that awareness of HDV prevalence and access to diagnostic tests is limited and suboptimal, though there is substantial regional variability.

Read here this JHEP Reports article: https://www.jhep-reports.eu/article/S2589-5559(25)00173-9/fulltext

Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Medical Education | Utrecht
جامعة عين شمس Ain Shams University | Cairo

11/09/2025

Coming up next week: the 8th Conference on Liver Disease in Africa (COLDA) 2025!

📅 18–20 September 2025
📍 Fiesta Royale Hotel, Accra, Ghana

Last week we walked you through Day 2. This week, we’re putting the focus on Day 3: hands-on parallel capacity-building sessions, abstract sessions dedicated to , , and carcinoma, and a special session co-organized with EASL - The Home of Hepatology on their new clinical practice guidelines for .

👉 Slide through to see the Day 3 lineup!

Registration is still open. Don’t miss the conversation at !

🔗 More info: https://bit.ly/4hFbmov

See you next week!

04/09/2025

TWO weeks to go: 𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 (𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗗𝗔) 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. The countdown is officially on!

📅 18-20 September 2025
📍 Fiesta Royale Hotel, Accra, Ghana

On Day 2, we will have co-organized sessions with AASLD , Global NASH Council, and Gaslidd. There will also be a session dedicated to liver-related research projects!
👉 Slide through to see the lineup on Day 2!

More to come: We’ll be diving into the Day 3 highlights next week!

🔗 More info: https://bit.ly/4hFbmov

28/08/2025

🌍 Next destination: Ghana!

We are just THREE weeks away from the 𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 (𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗗𝗔) 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, and the excitement is building!

📅 18-20 September 2025
📍 Fiesta Royale Hotel, Accra, Ghana

Day 1 will feature sessions on , stigma and discrimination, elimination and treatment, and genetic . It’s a packed day of learning, discussion, and collaboration that sets the tone for the rest of the conference!
👇 See what day 1 looks like!

This is only the start! More to come: we’ll be diving into the Day 2 highlights shortly!

🔗 More info: https://bit.ly/4hFbmov

28/07/2025

🌍 Today is !

Let this day be a reminder that stigma, delayed diagnosis, and limited access to care continue to stand in the way of progress — especially across Africa.

🔜 And this September, we keep the momentum going at the 𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 (𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗗𝗔) 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 in Ghana!

Expect thought-provoking discussions on:
• The role of stigma in hepatitis care
• Progress in HBV treatment & elimination
• Challenges in cirrhosis, liver cancer, MASLD & more

📅 When? 18 – 20 September 2025
📍 Fiesta Royale Hotel, Accra, Ghana
🔗 More info: https://bit.ly/4hFbmov

Let’s connect, share insights, and drive change together!

16/07/2025

🚨 Happening TOMORROW!

We’re bringing the key takeaways from straight to you in an interactive 1-hour webinar, hosted in collaboration with Project ECHO!

Join us as we explore the latest updates shaping liver health, from controversies in terminology and functional cure, to new insights on therapies. We’ll also dive into emerging topics such as autoimmune , , and treatment approaches for .

The session wraps up with a live Q&A, giving you the chance to connect with experts and get your questions answered in real time!

📅 Thursday, 17 July 2025 | 14:30–15:30 (SAST)
🔗 Register now: https://bit.ly/3IymF5n (Registration is complimentary!)

EASL - The Home of Hepatology

11/06/2025

⏳ Just over a week left to submit your abstract for !

Are you working on research that tackles liver disease, , or co-infections? This is your chance to showcase it at the 𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 (COLDA) — the highlight of our year, bringing together leading minds in liver health!

Whether your focus is on innovations, or C testing, prevention, or strategies, we want to hear from you!

📌 Check out the full list of abstract topics: https://bit.ly/4hFbmov
🗓 Submission deadline: 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟮𝟬 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 (notifications will go out mid-July).

Don’t wait till the last minute, get your abstract in!

05/06/2025

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸: 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿
Topic: The Challenges of Managing Autoimmune Hepatitis in Resource-Limited Settings

📅 Monday, 9 June 2025 | 17:00 CAT
⌛ 60-minute

(AIH) is a progressive, immune-mediated liver disease with serious outcomes if left untreated. In Africa, it remains underreported—especially in patients of Black African descent—making early recognition and management even more crucial.

Join us as we explore practical challenges and share insights on the diagnosis, management, and follow-up of AIH in African settings.

Program highlights:
• Overview of Autoimmune Hepatitis – Dr. Kidist Yimam
• Case Presentation – Dr. Wendy Spearman
• Panel Discussion and Q&A – Dr. John M Vierling, Dr. Michael A Heneghan

🔗 Registration is free. Sign up here: https://bit.ly/455jN9x