WHO calls for urgent action to curb hepatitis

WHO calls for urgent action to curb hepatitis

a0253598cc620f1ff837f4fd0a5c78cd_XL.jpg23 July 2015, Geneva -On World Hepatitis Day (28 July) WHO highlights the urgent need for countries to enhance action to prevent viral hepatitis infection and to ensure that people who have been infected are diagnosed and offered treatment. This year, the Organization is focusing particularly on hepatitis B and C, which together cause approximately 80% of all liver cancer deaths and kill close to 1.4 million people every year.