World Hepatitis Day

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The World Hepatitis Day aims of the global awareness of the population on the topics of hepatitis B and hepatitis C and encourage prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Since 2011 it has been celebrated on July 28 , the birthday of Baruch Samuel Blumberg .

An estimated 500 million people worldwide have either hepatitis B or hepatitis C. This means that statistically one in twelve people worldwide is affected by hepatitis. The slogan for World Hepatitis Days 2008 and 2009 was derived from this fact (Am I number 12?) . If left untreated, hepatitis B or C can lead to advanced cirrhosis of the liver and other complications including liver cancer and liver failure . Every year 1.5 million people die from either hepatitis B or C.

The World Hepatitis Day was launched by the World Hepatitis Alliance , which 200 patients groups and organizations including "The Hepatitis C Trust" , the "European Liver Patient Association" and the "Chinese Foundation for Hepatitis Prevention & Control" belong . In Germany, Deutsche Leberhilfe is the organizer of World Hepatitis Day.

In May 2010 the World Health Organization (WHO) formally recognized World Hepatitis Day as International Health Day. After the death of Baruch Samuel Blumberg, the date changed from May 19 to July 28, according to the corresponding WHO resolution.

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  1. ↑ a b SIXTY-THIRD WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: Viral Hepatitis; 21st May 2010. (PDF; 17 kB) World Health Organization, accessed on February 24, 2011 .
  2. ↑ World Hepatitis Alliance Calls on Governments to Take Urgent Action to Tackle Chronic Viral Hepatitis B & C Epidemic; 2008. (No longer available online.) World Hepatitis Alliance, archived from the original on December 19, 2008 ; Retrieved August 18, 2008 .