THE THALASSEMIA INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION AND THE EASL INTERNATIONAL LIVER FOUNDATION TO HOLD FIRST CONSULTATION MEETING IN THESSALONIKI, GREECE

EASL International Liver Foundation and European Renal Association – European Dialysis and Transplant Association are holding the first Kidney Meets Liver meeting on March 16th 2018 in Amsterdam.

With an estimated global prevalence of 25%, Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a global public health epidemic that is not receiving enough attention. The first step to taking a comprehensive public health response to NAFLD is to review the relevant policies and guidelines in place.

The world is currently experiencing the greatest level of forced displacement that has ever been recorded, and as a result the disease burden profiles in Europe are changing.

EILF delegates, Professor Massimo Colombo (EILF Chairman of the Board), Professor Mark Thursz (EILF Board Member), and Professor Mario Mondelli have recently returned from a productive trip to Pakistan.