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SUMMARY:World Hepatitis Day
DESCRIPTION:World Hepatitis Day — July 28th\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn more about World Hepatitis Day and how viral hepatitis impacts millions of people worldwide.\nWorld Hepatitis Day (WHD) is recognized annually on July 28th\, the birthday of Dr. Baruch Blumberg (1925–2011). Dr. Blumberg discovered the hepatitis B virus in 1967\, and 2 years later he developed the first hepatitis B vaccine. These achievements culminated in Dr. Blumberg winning the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1976. Organizations around the world\, including the World Health Organization (WHO) and CDC\, commemorate WHD to raise awareness about viral hepatitis\, which impacts more than 354 million people worldwide. WHD creates an opportunity to educate people about the burden of these infections\, CDC’s efforts to combat viral hepatitis around the world\, and actions people can take to prevent these infections. \nViral hepatitis — a group of infectious diseases known as hepatitis A\, hepatitis B\, hepatitis C\, hepatitis D\, and hepatitis E — affects millions of people worldwide\, causing both acute (short-term) and chronic (long-term) liver disease. Viral hepatitis causes more than one million deaths each year. While deaths from tuberculosis and HIV have been declining\, deaths from hepatitis are increasing. \nThe vision of CDC is to eliminate viral hepatitis in the United States and globally. CDC collaborates with international partners to help countries experiencing high rates of infection to prevent\, control\, and eliminate viral hepatitis. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nStories from the Field: CDC Collaborates with the Country of Georgia\n\n\n\n\n \n\nCDC representatives meet with Dr. Amiran Gamkrelidze (Director) and other leadership at the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health in Georgia to discuss the Hepatitis C Elimination Program. (June 2021) \n\n\n\n\n\n\nBeginning in 2015\, CDC partnered with the country of Georgia to launch the first Hepatitis C Elimination Program in the world. In 2019\, Georgia was designated the first-ever EASL International Liver Foundation Center of Excellenceexternal icon in viral hepatitis elimination. \nIn June 2021\, CDC and the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health\, Tbilisi\, Georgia (NCDC) conducted training and launched the second nationwide hepatitis B\, hepatitis C\, and COVID-19 serosurvey. The serosurvey will provide information on progress toward the prevention and elimination of hepatitis B and hepatitis C in Georgia\, and will provide key information for ongoing interventions needed to meet viral hepatitis elimination targets. The field work for this survey is expected to finish in September 2021. CDC’s international work helps reduce disease burden globally\, including for overseas travelers and those migrating to the United States. \n\n\n\n\n \n\nCDC works closely with the Infectious Diseases\, AIDS & Clinical Research Hospital in Tbilisi\, Georgia. (June 2021) \n\n\n\n\nGlobal Hepatitis Work in Other Countries\nTo further decrease the burden of all types of viral hepatitis\, CDC also helps countries build capacity for surveillance\, testing\, care\, and treatment and assists with development and implementation of national control and elimination programs. CDC has recently supported other countries\, including Pakistan\, Uzbekistan\, and Tanzania. \nLearn more about CDC’s work to prevent hepatitis B globally. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nCDC Global Immunization Strategic Framework\n\n\n\n\nIn 2021\, CDC released the Global Immunization Strategic Framework 2021-2030\, which provides a roadmap to achieving progress toward a world where everyone is protected from vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs)\, such as hepatitis A and hepatitis B. \nThree Goals are core immunization program capacities that CDC seeks to strengthen: \n\nPrevent VPDs by strengthening immunization services.\nDetect VPDs by supporting and improving disease surveillance systems.\nRespond to and prepare for VPD outbreaks.\n\nTwo Goals are cross-cutting capacities: \n\nSustain immunization program capacities over time.\nInnovate to increase immunization program impact through research and evaluation.
URL:https://www.amechealth.org/amecevent/world-hepatitis-day/
CATEGORIES:Health Observances
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