Shaibu Issa, Sociology

Biography

Shaibu Issa is a passionate global hepatitis advocate from Tanzania with lived experience of hepatitis B. He is the Founder and Director of Tanzania Health Alliance (THA) and a Board Member representing the African Region at the World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA). He also serves on the Global Community Advisory Board (HBV-CAB) of the Hepatitis B Foundation and the Steering Committee of the International Liver Cancer Movement. After losing his brother to liver cancer, Shaibu dedicated his life to raising awareness, fighting stigma, and promoting access to testing, vaccination, and care. He currently serves as a Patient Advocate on the AASLD Patient Advisory Group.