World Hepatitis Day 2021 | Know Theme: World Hepatitis Day is observed each year on 28 July to raise awareness of viral hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver that causes severe liver disease and hepatocellular cancer. . With a person dying every 30 seconds from a hepatitis related illness – even in the current COVID-19 crisis – we can’t wait to act on viral hepatitis. There are five main strains of the hepatitis virus – A, B, C, D and E. Together, hepatitis B and C are the most common which result in 1.1 million deaths and 3 million new infections per year
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Theme for World Hepatitis Day 2021
This year’s theme is “Hepatitis Can’t Wait”.With a person dying every 30 seconds from a hepatitis related illness – even in the current COVID-19 crisis – we can’t wait to act on viral hepatitis.
- People living with viral hepatitis unaware can’t wait for testing
- People living with hepatitis can’t wait for life saving treatments
- Expectant mothers can’t wait for hepatitis screening and treatment
- Newborn babies can’t wait for birth dose vaccination
- People affected by hepatitis can’t wait to end stigma and discrimination
- Community organisations can’t wait for greater investment
- Decision makers can’t wait and must act now to make hepatitis elimination a reality through political will and funding.
Messages for the public:
- People living with hepatitis can’t wait for life saving treatments.
- Hepatitis B testing and treatment for pregnant women can’t wait. We can prevent transmission from mothers to their babies
- Newborn babies can’t wait for their hepatitis B vaccination at birth
- People affected by hepatitis can’t wait to be protected against stigma and discrimination.
- Community organisations can’t wait for greater investment.
- Decision makers can’t wait and must act now to make hepatitis elimination a reality through political will and funding.
Messages for policy makers:
- Integration of viral hepatitis elimination with other health services can’t wait.
- Funding hepatitis care can’t wait.
- Triple elimination of mother-to-child-transmission of HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis can’t wait.
- Validating hepatitis elimination efforts in countries can’t wait.
- Universal health coverage for all people with hepatitis can’t wait. Starting now means saving lives.
Messages for National leaders:
- Setting national hepatitis elimination targets can’t wait. A world without viral hepatitis by 2030 starts with your country.
- Caring for the most vulnerable people with hepatitis can’t wait. Be it young children or people who inject drugs, some people are more exposed and at risk – their lives matter.
- Scaling up of essential hepatitis services can’t wait.
- Engaging communities in hepatitis services can’t wait.
- Decision makers can’t wait and must act now to make hepatitis elimination a reality through political will and funding.
WHO Hepatitis Global Event for World Hepatitis Day 2021 | Know Theme
- Full Details : Hepatitis Global Talk Show
- High level Global talk show : Hepatitis can’t wait
- Wednesday, 28th July 2021, 14:00-15:30 CET
- Register for the event: https://who.zoom.us/j/95578847498
Password: WhepD@y21
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