PRESS CONFERENCE ON ANTI-HEPATITIS FIGHT CAMPAIGN UNDERWAY

19.05.2010 [14:58]
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Baku, May 19 (AZERTAC). A press conference dealing with “I am not the 12th” campaign to mark the World Hepatitis Day is underway in Baku. The campaign is funded by the Physicians and Medical Students Public Union, Azerbaijani Students and Youth Organizations Union and the Azeri Ministry of Youth and Sports. The conference focuses on what is going to be done within the framework of the campaign.

World Hepatitis Day, observed May 19, aims to raise global awareness of hepatitis B and hepatitis C and encourage prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Approximately 170 million people worldwide have either hepatitis B or hepatitis C. This represents 1 in 12 people, and was the basis for the 2008 World Hepatitis Day “Am I Number 12?” campaign.

World Hepatitis Day is led by the World Hepatitis Alliance, which represents 200 patients groups and organizations including The Hepatitis C Trust, the European Liver Patient Association and the Chinese Foundation for Hepatitis Prevention & Control.

PRESS CONFERENCE ON ANTI-HEPATITIS FIGHT CAMPAIGN UNDERWAY

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