World hepatitis day (WHD) is usually celebrated annually on 28th July. This year 28th of July, 2017  falls on a Friday.  

The Problem:

Viral hepatitis is one of the leading causes of death globally, accounting for 1.34 million deaths per year – that’s as many as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis or malaria. Together, hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C cause 80% of liver cancer cases in the world. 

Source: http://www.worldhepatitisday.org/en/about-us

World Hepatitis Day 2017 Campaign Theme: Eliminate Hepatitis

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) , there a five (5) types of hepatitis viruses.  Hepatitis A, B, C, D & E. Of these 5 types, B and C are considered the most dangerous, because being infected with hepatitis B or C might lead to chronic hepatitis which is a potential risk factor for cirrhosis of the liver AKA liver cancer. We are all encouraged to participate in this year's WHD campaign with theme: Eliminate Hepatitis and put a face to it with the #showyourface . Find details about the campaign and how to get involved here. Personally, I'll be getting involved for two reasons. The first being that I have a responsibility as a public health professional to educate the public on this serious public health issue as well as others including primary and secondary prevention of diseases. The second reason is very personal. Some members of my family have suffered from both acute and chronic hepatitis. My mother, eldest sister, immediate younger brother and I at some point have had attacks of acute hepatitis. Unfortunately, I lost my dear uncle (mother's immediate younger brother), who was a physician to cancer of the liver. Sadly too, I lost my mother's cousin to hepatitis. 

Join The World Hepatitis Day Campaign

If you can relate to the challenge of hepatitis in any way, then join the WHD campaign

Send a passport photograph (selfie of you) to www.worldhepatitisday.org with your short WHD message as shown in the example below 

                    

Feel free to send me your passport photos as show above with the same message. I will create a group poster as shown below

Steemgigs Infographics

I will need the assistance of an experienced person in steemgigs to make an infographic poster about hepatitis. Please, indicate interest by leaving a comment in the section on this blog page or private message (PM)  me in discord app following this link, https://discord.gg/HZJMD8 . 

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Feel free to share your thoughts on the WHD campaign. 

Please, let everyone who reads this post reblog/resteem  it and join in the campaign. Everyone deserves good health.

 

Yours sincerely,

Mary Onah, E (Mrs.)

Founder & Coordinator, Go Global Health Consulting.

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