World Hepatitis Day: Raising awareness of the global burden

The significance of world hepatitis day is to raise awareness about the global disease. WHO aims to achieve hepatitis elimination by 2030. In order to achieve the target, WHO calls on countries to achieve the following: -Reduce new infections of Hepatitis B and C by 90 percent; -Reduce hepatitis-related deaths from liver cirrhosis and cancer by 65 percent; -Ensure that at least 90 percent of people with Hepatitis B and C virus are diagnosed; and -At least 80 percent of those eligible receive the appropriate treatment.

For 2022, the theme is 'Bringing hepatitis care closer to you. The goal is to raise awareness about the need to simplify and bring hepatitis care to primary health facilities, community-based venues, and locations beyond hospital sites so that care is closer to communities and people wherever they are.

So, your participation and support can help to ensure a greater impact on World Hepatitis Day, increasing awareness worldwide about viral hepatitis.