World Hepatitis Day, 28 July 2017

The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated 28 July of each year as World Hepatitis Day. Led by the World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA), this year's theme is 'Eliminate Hepatitis'.

We have brought together the most relevant, highly influential research to help spread awareness.

Why not also test your knowledge on the virus - Take the World Hepatitis Day Quiz!

Research by Hepatology, Medicine and Policy

A school-based intervention of screening a movie to increase hepatitis B vaccination levels among students in Uttar Pradesh, India: impact on knowledge, awareness, attitudes and vaccination levels

Hepatitis C in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: a survey of epidemiology, treatment access and civil society activity in eleven countries

Roundtable discussion: how the World Hepatitis Summit 2015 strengthened stakeholders’ efforts to combat viral hepatitis

Hepatology, Medicine and Policy is affiliated with the World Hepatitis Alliance and with the International Network on Hepatitis in Substance Users (INHSU)

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Research by our Member Institution: University of São Paulo

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‘Genetic variation in the microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (−493G/T) is associated with hepatic steatosis in patients infected with hepatitis C virus’

The above research was published in BMC Infectious Diseases, using the University of São Paulo's open access membership, which provides a discount on article-processing charges (APCs).
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