World Hepatitis Day
World Hepatitis Day (WHD) takes places every year on 28 July
Why celebrated ?
To raise awareness of the global burden of viral hepatitis and to influence real change
On World Hepatitis Day, 28 July, we call on people around the world to take action because Hepatitis Can’t Wait.
The date of 28 July was chosen
because it is the birthday of Nobel-prize winning scientist Dr Baruch Blumberg
Dr Baruch Blumberg
, who discovered hepatitis B virus (HBV) and developed a diagnostic test and vaccine for the virus
Hepatitis viruses are the most common cause of hepatitis in the world
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