TY - JOUR TI - The forgotten people: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection as a priority for the inclusion health agenda AU - Martyn, Emily AU - Eisen, Sarah AU - Longley, Nicky AU - Harris, Philippa AU - Surey, Julian AU - Norman, James AU - Brown, Michael AU - Sultan, Binta AU - Maponga, Tongai G AU - Iwuji, Collins AU - Flanagan, Stuart AU - Ghosh, Indrajit AU - Story, Alistair AU - Matthews, Philippa C A2 - Rodriguez-Barraquer, Isabel A2 - Franco, Eduardo VL - 12 PY - 2023 DA - 2023/02/09 SP - e81070 C1 - eLife 2023;12:e81070 DO - 10.7554/eLife.81070 UR - https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.81070 AB - Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection represents a significant global health threat, accounting for 300 million chronic infections and up to 1 million deaths each year. HBV disproportionately affects people who are under-served by health systems due to social exclusion, and can further amplify inequities through its impact on physical and mental health, relationship with stigma and discrimination, and economic costs. The ‘inclusion health’ agenda focuses on excluded and vulnerable populations, who often experience barriers to accessing healthcare, and are under-represented by research, resources, interventions, advocacy, and policy. In this article, we assimilate evidence to establish HBV on the inclusion health agenda, and consider how this view can inform provision of better approaches to diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. We suggest approaches to redress the unmet need for HBV interventions among excluded populations as an imperative to progress the global goal for the elimination of viral hepatitis as a public health threat. KW - hepatitis b virus KW - inclusion health KW - sustainable development goals KW - refugee health KW - health inequality KW - homelessness KW - elimination KW - public health JF - eLife SN - 2050-084X PB - eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd ER -