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World Hepatitis day<\/strong> is observed every year on July 28th<\/sup><\/strong> with the sole purpose of increasing awareness among people of viral hepatitis. The day marks the birth anniversary of Dr Baruch Blumberg who discovered Hepatitis B virus in the year 1967<\/strong> and further went on to develop the first Hepatitis B<\/em><\/a> vaccine 2 years after that. It is on the basis of these achievements that he won the Nobel prize in physiology and medicine in the year 1976. Health and social organizations around the world, including Accord Superspeciality Hospital<\/a>, commemorate this day to raise awareness among the general masses about the viral hepatitis that affects more than 354 million people worldwide. The day creates an opportunity for all to educate people about the related infections, efforts made to combat the same and how to prevent getting infected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Viral hepatitis?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Viral hepatitis<\/a><\/strong> refers to a group of infectious diseases comprising of hepatitis A, B, C, D and E. These diseases affect millions of people all around the world causing both long term chronic liver ailments as well as short term acute liver diseases<\/a><\/strong>. Not only this, they are the cause of more than one million deaths every year with the number increasing day by day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Theme of the Year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The theme of this year\u2019s World Hepatitis Day<\/strong> is \u201cHepatitis Can\u2019t Wait<\/strong>\u201d.<\/strong> Not only the seriousness but the theme itself conveys the urgency of the matter. With a patient dying every 30 seconds from an illness related to viral hepatitis, efforts need to sped up for eliminating hepatitis as a public threat by 2030. It also demonstrates the importance of getting tested and getting the right treatment for the people who need it. The underlying importance of the theme can be understood in the following words:<\/p>\n\n\n\n