On World Day, WHO, Partners Urge World To ‘Act Now’ To Prevent Hepatitis

U.N. News Centre: ‘Prevent hepatitis; Act now,’ declares U.N. on World Day targeting hepatitis B and C
“Marking World Hepatitis Day 2015, which falls on 28 July in honor of the birthday of the scientist who discovered the hepatitis B virus and its first vaccine, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners are urging policymakers, health workers, and the public to act now to prevent infection and death from the infectious disease…” (7/28).

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