World Hepatitis Alliance member activities
WHA Member updates from around the world
Ghana
As part of its 4 month-long community awareness programme, WHA member
Hepatitis Foundation of Ghana organised an event in the Nadowli District,
Upper West Region. The event used drama, music and dance to educate the
community about viral hepatitis.
United States
In the United States October is celebrated as National Liver Cancer Awareness
Month. As the second-leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, greater
awareness around liver cancer and its causes is greatly needed. To highlight
this to new audiences, WHA member NASTAD (the National Alliance of State
and Territorial Aids Directors) and representatives from Hep B United and
the Center for Disease Control’s Division of Viral Hepatitis held a Twitter chat
on 25 October. Tweeting under the hashtag #liverchat, over 40 organisations
and individuals took part in the chat, including WHA members Hepatitis B
Foundation and Charles B Wang Community Health Center.
Switzerland
On 31 October, international and national experts met in Zurich, Switzerland
for a public health symposium entitled ‘Hepatitis – the Elimination of a Viral
Disease’. Organised by the Swiss Hepatitis Strategy, the meeting explored
the possibility of eliminating viral hepatitis and addressed the changing
picture of chronic diseases including presentations looking at hepatitis C as
a systemic disease and the patient’s perspective. As well as a talk from WHA
President Charles Gore, the meeting included presentations and input from
WHA members Swiss Experts in Viral Hepatitis (SEVHep), Arud Zentren für
Suchtmedizin and Schweizerische Hepatitis C Vereinigung.
New members
The World Hepatitis Alliance continues to grow as we welcome five new
member organisations: Alliance Beninoise des Organisations de la Société
Civile de Lutte Contre les Hépatites Virales (ABOSCHVi), Benin; Association de
Lutte Contre les Hépatites (ALCH Maroc), Morocco; The Community Health
Outreach Work to Prevent AIDS Project (CHOW Project), USA; Forum For
The Study Of The Liver, Bangladesh; and Northern Territory AIDS & Hepatitis
Council, Australia. Our membership is now made up of 243 groups in 82
countries in every region of the world. Find out more here.
We love to highlight the great work of our members, so get in touch
with updates on your national activities.
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