World Hepatitis Day

World Hepatitis Day

July 28, 2012

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 130–170 million people have chronic HCV, claiming more than 350,000 annual deaths. The countries with the highest prevalence of HCV are Egypt (22%), Pakistan (4.8%) and China (3.2%). Be an ambassador in this worldwide effort. Jump in, roll up your sleeves, and help to save the lives of [...]

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Hepatitis C: An Invitation to Give from the Heart

July 25, 2012

You must give some time to your fellow men. Even if it’s a little thing, do something for             others – something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it.                               ~ Albert [...]

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Looking Ahead to World Hepatitis Day

July 10, 2012

On July 28, 2012, the World Hepatitis Alliance is planning a World Hepatitis Day Guinness World Record attempt by having the most people performing the “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil” actions in 24 hours at multiple venues around the world. For more information, see the World Hepatitis Alliance. Let’s break a world record and [...]

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Hepatitis C Independence

July 4, 2012

Happy Independence Day (hope my international readers can celebrate with me). Freedom is an amazing thing, something that people with hepatitis C long for. Speaking of freedom, this seems like the perfect opportunity to look ahead to another July event – World Hepatitis Day. Hepatitis C is a huge worldwide problem, and if we each chip away [...]

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