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World Hepatitis Day
Know your liver. Get tested.
Next: July 28, 2027
Where it comes from
The World Health Assembly made 28 July World Hepatitis Day in May 2010, in a resolution asking countries to step up prevention, testing, vaccination and treatment.
How it's celebrated
The World Health Organization, health ministries, doctors and patient groups use the day for campaigns on prevention, vaccination, testing and treatment, and WHO supports poorer countries in holding their own events.
Did you know
Viral hepatitis affects more than 300 million people worldwide and causes more than a million deaths a year.
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