Dear Colleagues,
Today is World Hepatitis Day. To learn more about Hepatitis you can review a very informative power point presentation given today by Jeanna Holtz which is on the Infectious Disease CoE community page on AGI, or you can read her blog post: http://nextbillion.net/hepatitis-day
If you tweet, please use the hashtag #4000voices (the WHO’s advocacy campaign) to help bring more attention to this under-recognized and under-funded killer.
Did you know? - With the decline in deaths from HIV and AIDS, viral hepatitis is now the 7th leading cause of death worldwide (1.45 million per year), surpassing the number of deaths now attributable to HIV and AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, according to the World Hepatitis Alliance and the World Health Organization. Viral hepatitis kills 4000 people per day and causes 75-80% of all liver cancer. Worldwide, at least 400 million people are living with hepatitis B or C. Hepatitis C on its own affects approximately 2-3% of the world’s population. And of the 36 million people living with HIV and AIDS, it is estimated that 1 in 4 is co-infected with hepatitis B or C.
Katherine J. Brouhard | Associate - International Health | Abt Associates
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