Key-Points<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe day is marked in honour of American physician and geneticist Baruch Samuel Blumberg for his work on the hepatitis B.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Nobel Laureate, who was born on July 28, 1925, identified the hepatitis B virus, and later developed its diagnostic test and vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After a resolution was adopted during the 63rd World Health Assembly in May 2010, World Hepatitis Day was given global endorsement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are five main strains of the hepatitis virus \u2013 A, B, C, D and E. Together, Hepatitis B and C are the most common cause of deaths, with 1.4 million lives lost each year. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, viral hepatitis continues to claim thousands of lives every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This year\u2019s theme is \u201cHepatitis-free future,\u201d with a strong focus on preventing Hepatitis B (HBV) among mothers and newborns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
World Hepatitis Day provides an opportunity to focus on actions such as raising awareness of the different forms of hepatitis and how they are transmitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To strengthen prevention, screening and control of viral hepatitis and its related diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is also a day to highlight the importance of increasing hepatitis B vaccine coverage, and to coordinate a global response to hepatitis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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