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EWEI’s Getting Involved has accordingly evolved to focus on the Sustainable Development Goals, raise awareness about the SDGs among youth and communities at large, equip beneficiaries on how to effectively share this information with others in their communities, and to determine their own roles within this framework. Our Getting Involved activity for this quarter (July - September) focuses on SDG 3 (Good Health & Well - Being). Today, 30 July, we had a Getting Involved activity to mark the 2019 World Hepatitis Day at the Kaduna State Primary Health Care Development Agency (Ungwan Rimi Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital). 200 people were sensitized and enlightened about the dangers of Hepatitis. Free Hepatitis B counselling and screening was done for 108 persons ( comprising of 79 women and 29 men). Out of the 79 women tested, 28 were pregnant women. In attendance at the sensitization and enlightenment campaign were; the District Head of Gabasawa and his entourage, National Blood Transfusion Service (North West Zone), and The Nigerian Red Cross. #worldhepatitisday2019 #worldhepatitisday #hepatitisb https://www.instagram.com/p/B0jGNlEAgJ8/?igshid=83hjk5awuoie

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Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver and is usually caused by a virus. World Hepatitis Day is recognized annually on July 28th, the birthday of Dr. Baruch Blumberg (1925-2011). Dr. Blumberg discovered the hepatitis B virus in 1967 and two years later developed the first hepatitis B vaccine and for these achievements won the Nobel Prize. Viral hepatitis is caused by infection of one of five viruses – hepatitis A, B, C, D or E. All hepatitis viruses can cause inflammation of the liver, and chronic hepatitis B and C can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer. According to the 2017 @who Global hepatitis report, 2017 external icon, viral hepatitis is a major global health threat with around 257 million people living with chronic hepatitis B and 71 million people living with chronic hepatitis C. In order to raise awareness of this hidden epidemic, July 28th has been designated as World Hepatitis Day. Organizations around the world, including WHO and @cdcgov , use World Hepatitis Day to raise awareness of the problem and what needs to be done to strengthen efforts in prevention, screening and control of viral hepatitis. This year’s World Hepatitis Day theme is “Find The Missing Millions”. No one should have to live with viral hepatitis without knowing. Yet, globally more than 290 million men, women and children do. According to World Health Organisation (WHO),Low coverage of testing and treatment is the most important gap to be addressed in order to achieve the global elimination goals by 2030. Did you know? 290 million people living with viral hepatitis are unaware of their condition. People can live with chronic hepatitis for decades without having symptoms. The hepatitis B virus can be prevented through a vaccination and treated. The hepatitis C virus can be cured. On World Hepatitis Day, EWEI strongly believes that unless there is a massive enlightenment campaigns, scale-up in screening, diagnosis and linkage to care, more people will become infected and lives will continue to be lost. #worldhepatitisday #worldhepatitisday2019 #hepatitis #hepatitisb #hepatitisc #hepatitisa #hepatitisawareness https://www.instagram.com/p/B0c4LT-Ak7q/?igshid=t5y2n4d8hzf4

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