The World Health Organization (WHO) has released campaign material for World Hepatitis Day: 28th July 2016. This year the theme is “Know Hepatitis, Act Now”.

Background information:

Viral hepatitis is caused by one of several hepatitis viruses: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis D, Hepatitis E.

Hepatitis viruses cause infection and inflammation of the liver.

Hepatitis B and C can cause severe disease and even death.

They are transmitted through:

• Unsafe sex
• Unsafe injections and medical procedures
• Transmission from mother to child
• Injecting drug use

Key Messages:

Viral hepatitis affects 400 million people globally.

Every year, 6-10 million new people get infected with Hepatitis.

95% of people with hepatitis do not know that they are infected.

Only 1 in 100 persons with the disease is being treated for it.

Useful Links:

Link to the fact sheet on Hepatitis A:

http://who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs328/en/

Link to the fact sheet on Hepatitis B:

http://who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs204/en/

Link to the fact sheet on Hepatitis C:

http://who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs164/en/

Link to the fact sheet on Hepatitis D:

http://who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/hepatitis-d/en/

Link to the fact sheet on Hepatitis E:

http://who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs280/en/

Link to the WHO news release on World Hepatitis Day 2016:

http://who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2016/world-hepatitis-day/en/

Link to a quiz on Hepatitis:

http://who.int/campaigns/hepatitis-day/2016/quiz/en/

Link to WHO’s Global Health Sector Strategy on Viral Hepatitis 2016-2021:

http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/246177/1/WHO-HIV-2016.06-eng.pdf?ua=1

Link to infographic on Hepatitis B, C and D:

http://who.int/campaigns/hepatitis-day/2014/hepatitis-b-c-d.pdf?ua=1

Link to infographic on Hepatitis A and E:

http://who.int/campaigns/hepatitis-day/2014/hepatitis-a-e.pdf?ua=1

Link to full campaign infographic World Hepatitis Day 2016 (jpeg):

http://who.int/campaigns/hepatitis-day/2016/infographic-en.jpg?ua=1

Link to full campaign infographic World Hepatitis Day 2016 (PDF):

http://who.int/campaigns/hepatitis-day/2016/infographic-en.pdf?ua=1

Link to WHO page containing key messages for World Hepatitis Day 2016:

http://who.int/campaigns/hepatitis-day/2016/messages/en/

Link to WHO page describing what you can do for World Hepatitis Day 2016:

http://who.int/campaigns/hepatitis-day/2016/what-you-can-do/en/

Link to WHO page for World Hepatitis Day 2016:

http://who.int/campaigns/hepatitis-day/2016/en/

Links to infographics for social media:

http://who.int/campaigns/hepatitis-day/2016/snackable-hep-large.jpg?ua=1

http://who.int/campaigns/hepatitis-day/2016/snackables-square.jpg?ua=1

http://who.int/campaigns/hepatitis-day/2016/snackable-test-large.jpg?ua=1

http://who.int/campaigns/hepatitis-day/2016/snackable-treatment.jpg?ua=1