Liver diseases pose a serious threat to communities all over the world. The scientific and medical community have many of the tools to treat and prevent liver disease, but a political will to operationalize programs to prevent, diagnose, and treat these diseases is necessary to turn the tide.

In this episode of "Is Your Liver Healthy?" guests from around the world join our host, Jeff McIntyre, to discuss the recently released 3rd edition of the Global State of Liver Health report and talk about what's next in their communities to improve liver health.

Guests this episode:

José Willemse, Former Executive Director & Patient Advocate, Dutch Liver Patients Association

Dr. Aleksander Krag, Secretary General of the European Association for the Study of the Liver & Professor/Department Chair in Gastroenterology & Hepatology at Odense University Hospital (Denmark)

Dr. Mahmoud Desoky, Consultant Gastroenterologist in Saudi Arabia

Dr. Viet Hang Dao, Vice General Secretary, Vietnam Association of Gastroenterology

Dr. Laz Ude Eze, Public Health Physician & Founder of TalkHealth9ja (Nigeria)

Dr. Manal El-Sayed, Pediatrician & Researcher, Ain Shams University (Egypt)

In "Is Your Liver Healthy?" the team at Global Liver Institute (GLI) bring stories about the factors and forces that affect liver health to liver patients and their loved ones.

In this preview episode, our host Jeff McIntyre invites staff from GLI, who will appear on future episodes, to introduce themselves and cast a vision for liver health in 2025.

Learn more about GLI and our work at www.globalliver.org