World Hepatitis Day: Spreading Care to International Lives

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14-Jul-2025

When is world hepatitis day?

World Hepatitis Day is celebrated on 28th July. In May 2010, it was declared by the World Health Assembly to commemorate Dr. Baruchâ€¯S.â€¯Blumberg's birthday, who discovered the hepatitisâ€¯B virus and created its vaccine.

World hepatitis day activities

July 28 (World Hepatitis Day) is celebrated around the world through some form of hepatitis burden awareness, prevention, testing, and education activities that lead to eliminating hepatitis by 2030. These are the usual activities and events facilitated by health organizations, NGOs, hospitals and community:

Popular Activities of the World Hepatitis Day

Screening & Testing camps

Provide free testing of hepatitis B and C in hospitals, clinics and in the street.
In some cases, liver functions are tested and consultation is followed.

Vaccination Drives

Infant and staff hepatitis B, and high-risk, hepatitis B immunisation campaigns.
There can be mobile vaccine vans which go to the rural and underserved regions.

Awareness Campaigns

Brochures, Infographics and poster distribution in local languages.
Hashtag campaigns to make the world aware, through social media, on days such as the World Hepatitis Day (#WorldHepatitisDay), and #HepCantWait.

Learning Webinars & Conferences

The health experts do sessions on:

Hepatitis type (A, B, C, D, E)
Prevention, treatment, transmission
Hygienic and safe injection practice

Community Out Reach Programs

Community health-work awareness door-to-door.
Local awareness by cooperation with schools, colleges and panchayats.

Landmark Illumination

Yellow monuments and buildings (the awareness color of hepatitis).
E.g., Burj Khalifa, Empire State Building, India Gate etc.

Walkathons, rallies, and marathons

There are banners, slogans, marches, the focus on liver health, and running sessions.
Involvement of healthcare staff, students and NGO.

Survivor Testimony Storytelling

People exchange their experiences of hepatitis: diagnosis, treatment and recovery.
Assists in combating stigma and early diagnosis.

Media Campaigns

Features in the radio, TV, and the newspaper.
Liver health and vaccination by celebrities.

PoL. Dialogues & Press Conferences

Discussions about hepatitis roadmaps to elimination were conducted by government and WHO.
Disclosure of the local and national statistics of the progress.

World hepatitis day awareness

On month July 28, World Hepatitis Day Awareness is aimed at opening awareness about hepatitis and encouraging the spread of knowledge to the population, combating stigma, encouraging prevention, testing, and medication against all types of viral hepatitis, and above all B and C that kill the most people.

Principal Objectives of Hepatitis Awareness

Vaccination (particularly Hepatitis B)
Promote Early Diagnosis and Testing
Promote Negotiation Participation
Dispel the Stigma against hepatitis person
Support WHO target of Elimination 2030

Raising Awareness Methods:

Internet / Social Networking

Use hashtags to publish post facts and infographics
Publish videos or the survivor stories to minimize the fear and stigmatization.

Community Events

Arrange street drama, the school education or the local seminars.
Hand out advertising flyers along the streets (in market, colleges, clinics).

At School / Work

You can organize an awareness lecture or ask a medical employee to participate in a Q&A meeting.
Have a poster competition or a slogan competition on hepatitis prevention.

Health Facilities

Publicize test and immunization stations.
Put up display posters concerning awareness in waiting areas.

Significance of world hepatitis day

These days World Hepatitis Day is a worldwide known health day that is significant in combating hepatitis, which is a cluster of infectious illnesses categorized as hepatitis A, B, C, D and E which pose a challenge to many people across the globe.

Why it is important?

Makes people aware of the world

Trains individuals on the causes, symptoms, risk and prevention of viral hepatitis.
Makes it clear that hepatitis goes undiagnosed till the time it leads to liver destruction/ liver cancer.

Fosters Early Testing/Diagnosis

Urges individuals to undergo testing, more so, in the high-risk populations (e.g., pregnant women, medical personnel, IV drug-users).
Embraces the goal of WHO of 90 diagnosis by 2030.

Encourages Vaccination

Supporters of mass implementation of Hepatitis B vaccinations particularly in young children and medical workers.

Enhances the Availability of Treatment

Focuses on the fact that hepatitis B may be controlled and hepatitis C can be cured.
Causes governments to offer low-priced or no-cost treatment.

Combats Stigma and Discrimination

Makes an emphasis on patient narratives to humanize the disease and minimize social stigmatization.
Advocates inclusion and assistance to hepatitis patients.

Promotes the WHO Global Elimination Challenge

Is consistent with the target of the WHO to eradicate hepatitis as a health hazard by 2030.
Activates governments, NGOs and individuals.

Remembrance Day of Scientific Breakthrough

Commemorates Dr. Baruch Blumberg a discoverer of the hepatitis B virus and inventor of its vaccination. His birthday is January 28.

Hepatitis awareness day

World Hepatitis Day is more often known as Hepatitis Awareness Day and every year it is celebrated on 28th July. The day is internationally marked and supported by World Health Organization (WHO) to create awareness about viral hepatitis, which is a combination of various infectious diseases called hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E; and take action to have it wiped out by 2030.

Purpose of Hepatitis Awareness Day

Education must be conducted on the causes, symptoms and prevention of hepatitis among the people.
Encourage testing and vaccination, in particular, against hepatitis B.
Promote treatment of the infected, especially the hepatitis B and C.
Decrease stigma and discrimination of hepatitis-positive people.
Assist international health objectives, such as those set by the WHO to eradicate hepatitis as a global hazard by 2030.

World hepatitis day facts

These are some of the relevant and shocking-inducing facts related to World Hepatitis Day and regarding viral hepatitis as a whole:

World Hepatitis Day Facts

When It is Celebrated?

The date: July 28 annually
Reason: It is the birthday of Dr. Baruch S. Blumberg who being the discoverer of the hepatitis B virus pioneered the development of its first vaccine.

Facts about Viral Hepatitis

World Health Burden

Chronic hepatitis B or C is experienced by more than 354 million individuals across the world.
Million deaths are caused every year by the hepatitis-related liver disease, which is more than the HIV or tuberculosis.

It is usually Quiet

The majority of individuals who have hepatitis B or C are not aware, because it will take years to manifest its signs.
Even before symptoms start to be observed, there can be severe damage to the liver.

It’s Preventable

Hepatitis A and B can be prevented by vaccines.
No vaccine as yet hepatitis C or E, however, hepatitis C can be cured by antiviral therapy.

It can be Transmitted during Birth

During contractions, the hepatitis B virus may be passed on by the mother to the child.
Transmission can be prevented through prevention and vaccination soon after delivery, i.e., 24-hours.

Elimination Goal

WHO Elimination Target

World Health Organization strives to eradicate hepatitis as a threat to the general population by 2030.

Goals include:

90% decrease of new infections
A 65% dearth of deaths.
80% of the eligible treated with people

Public Awareness

Awareness Color

The awareness color of viral hepatitis is yellow the liver color.

World hepatitis day with GetWellGo

The following is a proposed guideline and the content of marking a GetWellGo World Hepatitis Day, a brand that is in the medical tourism or healthcare facilitation business. This could be varied to activities, social media campaign, posters, or awareness drives.

World Hepatitis Day with GetWellGo

Date: 28th of July
Theme (Example): Hepatitis Can Wait Its Turn, Go GetWellGo!