Note from our CEO
Once again the world joined forces on 28 July to mark
World Hepatitis Day (WHD). We are overwhelmed
by the sheer number of individuals and organisations
who participated in the day and have shown their
commitment to helping to find the missing millions.
It is particularly encouraging to see civil society
making a stand and demanding action on diagnosis.
Governments must recognise that civil society and
the affected community are strong partners in their
response to hepatitis. This message is reflected in our
white paper that we launched at the WHO official WHD
event in Mongolia. Turn to page 12 to find out more
about the white paper and its recommendations.
Elsewhere hundreds of events took place all over the
world – photos are already pouring in! Don’t forget to
send us information and pictures of your activities to be
included in the WHD 2018 Global Impact Report.
We would like to thank you for supporting WHD and
hope you enjoy reading this special WHD edition of
hepVoice!
Contents
Regulars
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This month in numbers
4
Hep headlines
Announcements made on WHD
7
For the diary
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples;
Australasian Viral Hepatitis Conference; International
Overdose Awareness Day
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In action: World Hepatitis Day: Global day for
local impact
12
Snapshot of WHD events around the world
Focus: Overcoming the barriers to diagnosis of
hepatitis B and C
Findings from our white paper on overcoming barriers
Find the missing millions: examples from
around the world: Manipur, India
Lessons learnt from Community Network for
Empowerment (CoNE)
Wall of Stories snapshots: ““Hepatitis C test
changed my life”
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Stay connected
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every 6 seconds on 28 July.
5,026 mentions of World
Hepatitis Day in the media.
12,278 Find the Missing
Millions campaign material
downloads.
43,141 social media posts
about World Hepatitis Day across
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and
Youtube.
Jawaid from Pakistan shares his story
www.worldhepatitisalliance.org
We welcome your contributions so please get in touch at
[email protected] to have your news and stories included
in future issues and feel free to share this magazine with your network
1 tweet to #WorldHepatitisDay
Features
Want to contribute?
A round-up of some of this
month’s stand-out facts and
figures:
How far did the WHD message travel?
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Raquel Peck
Chief Executive Officer
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