World Hepatitis Alliance member activities
WHA Member updates from around the world
Sweden
Bangladesh
Last month WHA member the National
Liver Foundation of Bangladesh used
cricket, the most popular sport in
Bangladesh, to help spread the NOhep
message. The organisation held a NOhep
cricket tournament with the NOhep logo
appearing across jerseys, signage and
even wickets! The event was televised
and a speech was given encouraging
people to join the NOhep movement.
View photos from the event here.
WHA member Riksföreningen Hepatit
C attended a meeting with the Swedish
Department of Health to discuss
hepatitis C, new treatments and the
NOhep movement. To draw attention
to the meeting and the organisation’s
efforts to increase access to treatment,
they held demonstrations outside
parliament, in front of the main train
station and a big shopping mall and
also placed flyers on cars throughout
Göteborg with the slogan “Fight for the
right to be cured”.
Taiwan
United States
Under the theme of ‘elimination of
hepatitis C’, WHA member Taiwan
Liver Research Foundation (TLRF)
held an educational symposium on
23 October in Kaohsiung Medical
University Hospital (KMUH). Over
80 medical professionals attended
the event and agreed to run more
advocacy activities in their clinics
and hospitals in order to raise the
profile of hepatitis C among health
authorities and the general public.
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WHA Executive Board Member for
the Americas region Su Wang has
been spreading the NOhep message
to over 9,500 health professionals
at the AASLD Liver Meeting in
Boston on 11-15 November.
Between attending sessions on
the latest updates from the world
of hepatology, Su could be found
distributing free NOhep pins to
attendees.
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