Information and communication are key for hepatitis B elimination in Francophone Africa: Insights from a survey among healthcare providers

• Gilles Wandeler,
• Adria Ramirez Mena,
• Charles Kouanfack,
• Louise Fortes,
• Albert Gautier Ndione,
• Nabil Debzi,
• Karine Lacombe,
• Christine Katlama,
• Didier K. Ekouevi

Affiliations

Gilles Wandeler

Corresponding author. Department of Infectious Diseases Bern University Hospital, CH-3010, Bern, Switzerland.; Department of Infectious Diseases, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Infectious and Tropical Diseases Service, Fann University Hospital, Dakar, Senegal

Adria Ramirez Mena

Department of Infectious Diseases, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Infectious and Tropical Diseases Service, Fann University Hospital, Dakar, Senegal

Charles Kouanfack

Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon

Louise Fortes

Department of Infectious Diseases, Dalal Jamm Hospital, Guediawaye, Senegal

Albert Gautier Ndione

Department of Sociology, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal

Nabil Debzi

Hepatology Service, CHU Mustapha, Algiers, Algeria

Karine Lacombe

Sorbonne Université, IPLESP, Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Saint Antoine Hospital, APHP, Paris, France

Christine Katlama

Infectious Diseases Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Pierre Louis Epidemiology and Public Health Institute, INSERM, 1136, Sorbonne University, Paris, France

Didier K. Ekouevi

Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo