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Scientific webinar · Viral hepatitis and sexual health

25 March 2026 · 16:00–17:30 CET · Online

Jorge Valencia presents MOBHOPE at the GEITS–GEHEP webinar

Jorge Valencia presented MOBHOPE and Madrid's mobile screening experience at the joint GEITS–GEHEP webinar “Hepatitis virales como ITS” (Viral hepatitis as sexually transmitted infections).

Jorge Valencia presenting a slide on mobile screening units, with the MOBHOPE logo, during the GEITS–GEHEP webinar
Screenshot of Jorge Valencia's presentation: mobile units, evidence from Madrid and the MOBHOPE project.

GEITS and GEHEP held a joint webinar on viral hepatitis as sexually transmitted infections, bringing together perspectives from sexual health and hepatology. Moderated by Pilar Vázquez and Pablo Ryan, the session addressed the current epidemiological context and approaches to screening, prevention and clinical care.

In his talk “Estrategias de cribado de VHC: del hospital a la comunidad” (HCV screening strategies: from hospital to community), Jorge Valencia discussed mobile units, the experience of Madrid Positivo's UMC and the MOBHOPE project. The shared slide presents evidence from mobile screening in Madrid during 2017–2023, which predates MOBHOPE and informs its approach.

GEITS–GEHEP webinar poster with the title Hepatitis virales como ITS and the organisers' logos
Promotional poster for the joint GEITS–GEHEP webinar, “Hepatitis virales como ITS”.
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About MOBHOPE

MOBHOPE — Mobile Hepatitis Outreach and Prevention Effort — is co-funded by the European Union through the EU4Health Programme. Running from 2025 to 2028, it aims to strengthen, standardise and expand mobile healthcare for people at increased risk of HIV, sexually transmitted infections, viral hepatitis and liver disease.

The project is coordinated by the Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica del Hospital Gregorio Marañón in Spain. Its three mobile outreach units are run by Madrid Positivo (UMC) in Spain, Ares do Pinhal (ADP) in Portugal and Hepatos in Croatia, bringing clinical, public health and community experience together.

Through mobile clinics, point-of-care diagnostics, community engagement and operational research, MOBHOPE works towards earlier diagnosis, better access to care and fewer health inequalities. Understanding social barriers and developing a shared European service package are central to creating tools and practices that other services can adopt.

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MOBHOPE is co-funded through EU4Health under Grant Agreement No 101233203, as listed in the official European Commission project profile. The project runs from 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2028. EU4H-2024-PJ-03 identifies the call. The project is coordinated by Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica del Hospital Gregorio Marañón (FIBHGM).

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