Dr. Ambrose Pradeep's Profile

Highlights:

• World Hepatitis Day is observed on 28^thJuly every year to improve public awareness about the disease
• The WHO has started a campaign to eliminate hepatitis by 2030
• Dr. Ambrose Pradeep talks about 'Hepatitis Free Chennai 2022' campaign and more

World Hepatitis Day 2017 is observed to raise awareness about hepatitis, a group of infectious diseases that leads to an inflammation of the liver. There are five different types of hepatitis - hepatitis A, B, C, D and E, which affect millions worldwide. Hepatitis results in the death of nearly 1.4 million people all over the world.

The World Health Organization has marked World Hepatitis Day as one of the Global Health Campaigns. The World Hepatitis Day is aimed at lowering the global burden of disease and to bring about improvement in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease.

Objectives of World Hepatitis Day 2017

• Increasing awareness about the disease
• Improving screening, prevention and control of viral hepatitis
• Widening the reach of hepatitis B vaccine
• Generating global support for hepatitis

WHO's Global Strategy on Viral Hepatitis- Eliminate Hepatitis

The 69^th World Health Assembly was held at Geneva in 2016, where 194 countries accepted the WHO's Global Strategy on Viral Hepatitis. ...