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World Hepatitis Day 2023: 28 July

Published on 29 Jun 2023

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World Hepatitis Day 2023: 28 July
  • World Hepatitis Day 2023 is observed globally on 28 July.
  • Its main objective is to raise awareness and drive meaningful change about the global burden of viral hepatitis, which causes liver inflammation, chronic disease and liver cancer.
  • The theme for World Hepatitis Day 2023 is 'We are not waiting'.
  • On July 28, World Hepatitis Day urges people around the world to take immediate action because hepatitis cannot wait.
  • The date of 28 July was chosen because it is the birthday of Nobel-prize winning scientist Dr Baruch Blumberg, who discovered hepatitis B virus (HBV) and developed a diagnostic test and vaccine for the virus.
  • The World Hepatitis Alliance was established in 2007.
  • The first community-organised World Hepatitis Day was observed in 2008.
Source: SarkariPariksha