28 July World Hepatitis Day
The World Hepatitis Day (WHD ) logo is the global
symbol for encouraging better awareness, action, and support to prevent and
treat viral hepatitis.
Date : 28 July
Next time : 28
July 2014
Frequency : Annual
World Hepatitis Day, observed on July 28 every year,
aims to raise global awareness of hepatitis B & hepatitis C and encourage prevention,
diagnosis and treatment.
One of only four disease awareness days recognised by
the World Health Organization (WHO), it is co-ordinated by the WHO and the
World Hepatitis Alliance.
About 50 crore people worldwide are living with either
hepatitis B or / hepatitis C. If left untreated and unmanaged, hepatitis B or
/ C can lead to advanced liver scarring
(cirrhosis) and other complications, including liver cancer or liver failure.
While many people worry more about contracting AIDS
than hepatitis, the reality is that every year 15 lac people worldwide die from
either hepatitis B or / C faster than they would from HIV/AIDS.
Hepatitis groups, patients and advocates worldwide
take part in events on 28 July to mark the occasion. Notably in 2012, a
Guinness World Record was created when 12,588 people from 20 countries did the
Three Wise Monkeys actions on World Hepatitis Day to signify the willful
ignorance of the disease
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