Hepatitis is disease characterized by inflammation of the liver. World Hepatitis Day is a public health holiday held each year to raise awareness about hepatitis, a group of infectious diseases that attack the liver and affect people all over the globe. World Hepatitis Day also promotes testing and prevention for all five types of the disease: A, B, C, D and E.
The World Hepatitis Alliance established World Hepatitis Day in 2008, but did you know it was originally held on May 19? The date moved to July 28 in 2010 after the World Health Assembly decided to commemorate the birthday of Baruch Samuel Blumberg, an American physician who discovered hepatitis B in the Sixties, eventually winning a Nobel Prize for his work on the virus and its vaccine.
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HOW TO PARTAKE IN WORLD HEPATITIS DAY
1. Get tested
Get tested on World Hepatitis Day because you may be unaware that you’re infected. It’s a simple blood test that you can take at your doctor’s office or at your neighborhood health center. Encourage your friends and family to do the same after you’re tested.
2. Join an event
A lot of health organizations and affiliates raise awareness about the virus with events on World Hepatitis Day, July 28. Attend concerts, rallies, pop-up testings and more. Search the World Hepatitis Day website to find an event near you. Or, ask your colleagues who work in the health sector to find out if there’s any event on Hepatitis.
3. Or, host your own awareness event
If you can’t find an event near you, no problem! Take the initiative to host a fundraising run/walk, happy hour or a meal.
#Let’s join the campaign on creating awareness about Hepatitis
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