World Hepatitis Day is observed on 28th July every year with an aim to raise awareness of the disease. As per a report, there are around 300 million people living with the hepatitis virus and are completely unaware. The day is an initiative to make people get the knowledge so that they can fight the disease and live their life happily. Millions of people are suffering from Hepatitis B and C infection which is considered as the root cause of liver cancer worldwide. Around 60% of liver cancers are caused due to late testing of the Hepatitis virus hence the various testing camps are also organized on the day.
Ten Lines on World Hepatitis Day
Set 1
1) World Hepatitis Day is observed on 28th July every year across the globe.
2) Hepatitis is the disease of the liver which is caused by the hepatitis virus.
3) Hepatitis A, B and C are the most common and most fatal hepatitis viruses.
4) Millions of people live with the hepatitis virus unaware leading to complications later.
5) World Hepatitis Day helps to raise awareness about the disease for timely detection and treatment.
6) Groups, communities, and patients across the globe take part in the event to mark the occasion.
7) World Hepatitis Day is one of the eight WHO’s official global public health campaigns.
8) Every year, World Hepatitis Day is celebrated with a theme symbolizing a special approach towards the cause.
9) World Hepatitis Day theme 2019 is “Find the Missing Millions” aiming at timely detection of the disease.
10) Viral Hepatitis is a major health concern and World Hepatitis Day helps to fight this global threat.
An additional set of 10 points on World Hepatitis Day is also given below which will enhance your knowledge and elaborate the topic. The set of information can be used in GK quizzes and essay writing competitions in schools on the occasion of World Hepatitis Day.
Set 2
1) World Hepatitis Day is an initiative for stepping up the effort to fight the Hepatitis virus by raising awareness.
2) 28th July is chosen to observe the day as it is the birthday of Noble Laureate Baruch Blumberg.
3) Baruch Blumberg was the scientist who discovered the hepatitis B virus and developed the vaccine for it.
4) Hepatitis causes liver cancer killing around 1.34 million people every year, globally.
5) World Hepatitis Day promotes universal health coverage of hepatitis services around the world.
6) Large scale event is organized by WHO highlighting the innovative solutions in testing and treatment of hepatitis.
7) The day also strengthens the partnerships and funding support in fighting the hepatitis virus.
8) It also focuses on improving the low coverage of testing and treatment which is a major challenge in uprooting the disease.
9) World Hepatitis Alliance, an NGO also supports and coordinates the observance of the day on a global platform.
10) Various free hepatitis detection camps are organized by healthcare institutions across the globe for timely detection of the disease.
Set 3
1) Every year World Hepatitis Day is celebrated on 28th July.
2) This day is celebrated in almost all countries of the world.
3) Hepatitis B is a liver-affecting disease that sometimes takes the form of liver cancer.
4) Initial signs after an infection can be- loss of appetite, feeling more tired, repeated fever, muscle, and joint pain, nausea, vomiting, etc.
5) The virus targets the liver of the patient due to which the body is permanently affected.
6) This can cause problems like diarrhea, loss of appetite, vomiting, fatigue, muscle aches, joint pain, abdominal pain, high fever, and jaundice.
7) After hepatitis-B infection, it takes about six months for the patient to recover.
8) The infection can spread from an infected person to another healthy individual.
9) Treatment for hepatitis-B usually cures 90 percent of adults, but 10 percent of the disease takes serious form.
10) Every year, about 1.34 million people die due to this disease, in the world.
Set 4
1) World Hepatitis Day is celebrated every year on 28th July to spread awareness about hepatitis and encourage people to early diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of hepatitis.
2) July 28th was chosen to honor the birthday of Nobel Prize winner Professor Baruch Samuel Blumberg in the field of medicines.
3) Hepatitis is liver inflammation, which is characterized by the presence of inflammatory cells in the liver tissue.
4) According to a study conducted by the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC), in the year 2017, about one hundred nineteen thousand cases of hepatitis virus were reported in India.
5) In India, the most important cause of the epidemic form of hepatitis is hepatitis E virus (HEV) and hepatitis A virus (HAV) is common among children.
6) Viral hepatitis is the main global health problem and needs immediate action.
7) WHO has pledged to adopt the first elimination strategy, with an ambitious target for viral hepatitis and the elimination of hepatitis as a public health hazard by 2030.
8) Hepatitis A virus travels to liver cells and causes inflammation in them.
9) The hepatitis A virus is most commonly spread through contaminated food items.
10) Vaccination is usually used to prevent the effects of hepatitis A.
Hepatitis has become a global health threat resulting in deaths of millions every year. Timely detection of the hepatitis virus plays an important role in the fight against the disease.
The majority of the hepatitis cases can be completely cured if detected in the initial phases and what it requires is the awareness about the disease. World Hepatitis Day plays a crucial role in raising awareness among the common masses so that hepatitis could be completely eradicated by the year 2030.