Hepatitis is closer than you thinkCairo, 26 July 2012. The second World Hepatitis Day was observed across the world on Saturday, 28 July, with new information highlighting the seriousness of this disease and its widespread distribution regionally and globally. 

Despite its staggering toll on health, hepatitis remains a group of diseases that are largely unknown, undiagnosed and untreated. About 1 million people die every year around the world because of viral hepatitis infections. Types B and C are especially serious yet remain hidden. They lead to chronic infection in millions of people, and, together, are the most common cause of cirrhosis and cancer of the liver.

 “Hepatitis: It’s closer than you think. Know it. Confront it.”  This was the slogan for World Hepatitis Day 2012.