Global Herpes Alliance
The world’s first international organization based in Belgium, entirely dedicated to ending herpes.
Our mission is clear and powerful: accelerating research, funding clinical trials, and opening access to a true cure.
Imagine a world where no child dies from neonatal herpes.
A world where shame, isolation, and depression disappear.
A world where HIV risk is reduced and millions of lives improve every day.
Herpes is a silent pandemic
Herpes is not just a disease
Herpes is a silent global pandemic.
More than 3.7 billion people live with the virus worldwide.
Over 500 million carry the genital form (HSV-2), which increases the risk of HIV infection and can cause severe outcomes like neonatal herpes, yet awareness and funding remain low.
We are here to change that
Today, more than 3.7 billion people live with this virus, one in two worldwide.
Triples the risk
It triples the risk of HIV infection, and in its most severe form, it can be deadly for newborns.
Each year, thousands of babies die from neonatal herpes, a tragedy that could have been prevented.
Meet the people behind our mission
Ves Trendafilov
Founder
Mina Chervenkova
Co-founder
Help us end this silent pandemic
Because no one should suffer from a disease that science can already defeat. And no child should ever die from silence.