World Hepatitis Day is celebrated every year on July 28 to raise awareness of hepatitis, a serious liver disease that can be caused by bacteria, viruses or parasites.
The hepatitis virus has five commonly known strains: types A, B, C, D. All of them affect the liver, but there are some key differences in the origin, transmission and severity of the disease. Hepatitis can be prevented with immunization and managed, but there is currently no cure.
World Hepatitis Day is commemorated on July 28 to raise awareness of the disease. The day also remembers the victims of hepatitis.
World Hepatitis Day: History Originally celebrated on 19 May, World Hepatitis Day was moved to 28 July 2010. The World Hepatitis Alliance was founded in 2007 and 2008 the first World Hepatitis Day organized by the community was celebrated. This happened after the World Health Assembly decided to commemorate the birthday of Baruch Samuel Blumberg. He was the American doctor who discovered hepatitis B in the 1960s.
World Hepatitis Day: significance The aim is to raise awareness among ordinary people about the dangers of this serious liver disease and its prevention.
Hepatitis affects people in different ways. Some may face fatigue, stomach pain or fever, while others may not even know they have hepatitis. Some people suffer from serious health conditions, including liver failure or brain damage. Vaccination has been shown to be effective in preventing hepatitis, so it is recommended as soon as possible.
World Hepatitis Day: This Year’s Theme To do your bit for yourself and others, you can participate in various community service projects and events that advocate for the importance of hepatitis awareness.
This year’s World Hepatitis Day theme is: “Bringing Hepatitis Cure Closer”. The idea behind this theme is to focus on raising awareness of the need to make hepatitis care more accessible, so that people can better access medical care.
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