| Title |
WORLD HEPATITIS DAY |
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Date-wise Events |
July 28, Every Year |
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Objective |
To raise global
awareness of hepatitis — a group of infectious diseases known as
Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E — and encourage prevention,
diagnosis and treatment. |
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Description |
- Hepatitis affects hundreds of millions of people
worldwide, causing acute and chronic disease and
killing close to 1.4 million people every year.
- World Hepatitis Day is one of eight official
global public health campaigns marked by:
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Health Day
- World Blood Donor Day
- World Immunization Week
- World Tuberculosis Day
- World No Tobacco Day
- World Malaria Day and
- World AIDS Day
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