Practicing Awareness: World Hepatitis Day (July 28, 2020)

Hepatitis is a global health threat affecting approximately 290 million citizens worldwide. It is considered to be one hundred times more infectious than HIV. Hepatitis is treatable and highly preventable. However, despite technological innovations, it is still taking lives by the millions. This means that it can affect the lives of 4,000 individuals per day. It is time to let the world lift the stigma of hepatitis together by ensuring that every person is equipped with the right armour to battle this illness. As World Hepatitis Day (July 28) approaches, let us raise arms and help each other in increasing awareness against the disease, breaking its cycle, and the debilitating ripple effect it creates within the population. Here are two simple yet effective ways to get involved in raising awareness and destigmatizing the disease.   1.    Disease Education Lack of knowledge is the major contributor to any disease’s ability to create a widespread outbreak in every continent.