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World Hepatitis Day 2023 – July 28
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- The day aims to promote prevention, testing and treatment, and to show support for those affected by hepatitis.
- This day was established by World Hepatitis Alliance in 2008.
- This day commemorated the birthday of Dr. Baruch Blumberg who discovered the hepatitis B virus in 1967.
- 2 years later he developed the first hepatitis B vaccine.
- These achievements culminated in Dr. Baruch Blumberg winning the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1976.
- The theme for 2023 is "One life, one liver."
- Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver.
- It is caused by viral infection, alcohol consumption and many health conditions.
- 5 types of hepatitis are hepatitis A, B, C, D and E.
- According to WHO, around 354 million people live with chronic hepatitis B and C worldwide.
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