July 28, 2016 marks the onset of World Hepatitis Day (WHD), observed in accordance with the World Health Organization (WHO), to raise awareness about the disease. Hepatitis is, in layman terms, known as an inflammation of the liver and is a viral disease. This year’s WHD is pivotal for viral hepatitis, since the World Health Assembly adopted the first-ever elimination strategy for the disease in May, thereby vowing to eradicate […]

Today marks World Hepatitis Day. Established by the World Health Assembly in 2010, this is the fourth celebration of the annual day. This day makes a clarion call for the change in attitude to viral hepatitis and bring about awareness about this global disease. This year’s theme, ‘Think Again’ acknowledges that ‘we do not know nearly enough about viral hepatitis as a health threat in much of the world.’ Viral […]