WHO stresses improved coverage of Hepatitis B birth dose vaccination July 29, 2021 Islamabad : Emphasising the need for urgency of efforts to eliminate viral Hepatitis as a public health problem by 2030, the World Health Organization has recommended efforts to overcome low coverage of Hepatitis B birth dose vaccination—a key intervention to prevent mother-to-child transmission of Hepatitis B virus. In a message released on the occasion of World Hepatitis Day here Tuesday, WHO Representative Dr. Palitha Mahipala said, “Hepatitis B birth dose vaccination is still very low and far from achieving the needed target. Such coverage hinders our efforts to achieve a Hepatitis-free future for our new generations.”