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World Hepatitis Day 2018 Global Summary Report 2 GLOBAL MAP GLOBAL MAP 3 AFRICA AMERICAS GLOBAL MAP 31 27 countries countries participating participating 21 14 governments governments participating participating EASTERN EUROPE MEDITERRANEAN 18 43 countries countries participating participating 9 30 governments governments participating participating SOUTH-EAST ASIA WESTERN PACIFIC 10 15 countries countries participating participating 7 12 governments governments participating participating WORLD HEPATITIS DAY 2018 GLOBAL SUMMARY REPORT WORLD HEPATITIS DAY 2018 GLOBAL SUMMARY REPORT 4 GLOBAL OVERVIEW GLOBAL OVERVIEW 5 GLOBAL OVERVIEW Participation Impact 144 93 47,702 318,914 Country Government People People participation participation tested attended events 147 53 5,317 WHA Member WHO People participation Country Office vaccinated participation Response 1,619 5,026 43,141 212 3,385 Events Press Social media Campaign Custom posters mentions posts supporters created WORLD HEPATITIS DAY 2018 GLOBAL SUMMARY REPORT WORLD HEPATITIS DAY 2018 GLOBAL SUMMARY REPORT 6 INTRODUCTION MESSAGE FROM WORLD HEPATITIS ALLIANCE CEO RAQUEL PECK 7 INTRODUCTION MESSAGE FROM On 28 July 2018, individuals and organisations around the world celebrated the eighth official World Hepatitis Day (WHD), WORLD HEPATITIS one of just four disease-specific global awareness days officially endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO). ALLIANCE CEO WHD 2018 saw the launch of Find the Missing of capital cities, to testing drives in remote Millions, a three-year global advocacy and mountainous villages. Press conferences, RAQUEL PECK awareness-raising campaign, launched by the educational seminars, high-level meetings, World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA). WHO held marches, and testing and vaccination events With so many ‘world days’ populating our calendars, many people events and activities using the theme Test. were held across the globe. Heads of State, remain sceptical about the impact of global awareness days. Treat.Hepatitis. ministers, politicians, celebrities, health However, World Hepatitis Day (WHD) proves the sceptics wrong. professionals, private companies, civil society This year’s participation figures demonstrate organisations, the media and the general In ten short years, WHD has evolved and and vaccination drives, public seminars, press the continued global influence and impact of public all showed their support for the day. exceeded all expectations: from the first briefings, marches and awareness events. the day, with 144 countries, 93 governments community-led WHD in 2008, supported by It’s truly encouraging to see so many people and 53 WHO Country Offices taking part This Global Summary Report celebrates the patient groups from around 47 countries, to coming together to raise awareness of the across the six regions. Over 1,600 events were efforts of WHA Members, governments, and 2018 where millions of supporters in almost huge burden of viral hepatitis and to achieve organised, and a staggering 318,914 people WHO Regional and Country Offices, and every country in the world celebrated the day. progress in disease prevention and access to attended events in their local community or other participants who marked the day. By testing, treatment and care. country, while over millions more were reached showcasing these events and activities we This year WHA has used the momentum of online via global media, and the Find the hope to provide inspiration to those who will WHD to catalyse further action in the area of Thank you for your commitment to realising Missing Millions social media campaign. organise and hold similar events in future. diagnosis. Currently 9 out of 10 people living a world free from hepatitis. However you In offering details of how WHD events were with viral hepatitis are unaware. As such, on celebrated WHD this year, and whether your WHD 2018 events were as varied as the planned and executed, the report can be July 28, we launched ‘Find the Missing Millions’ actions were big or small, the efforts of every countries they took place in, from big used as a reference point or toolkit for all a three-year global advocacy and awareness- individual and organisation have contributed awareness-raising events in central squares those planning WHD events next year. raising programme aiming to help countries to lives being saved and progress being made. reach the global target to diagnose 30% of We look forward to ongoing collaboration as people by 2020 and 90% by 2030. we continue in our quest to Find the Missing Millions and work towards our shared goal of Elsewhere in the world, WHD 2018 was marked eliminating viral hepatitis by 2030. with a variety of activities spanning screening WORLD HEPATITIS DAY 2018 GLOBAL SUMMARY REPORT WORLD HEPATITIS DAY 2018 GLOBAL SUMMARY REPORT 8 WHY IS WORLD HEPATITIS DAY IMPORTANT? WHY IS WORLD HEPATITIS DAY IMPORTANT? 9 WHY IS WORLD HEPATITIS DAY IMPORTANT? Hepatitis B and C cause over 1.3 million deaths per year – more than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis or malaria. These two viruses are responsible for two in every three cases of liver cancer deaths worldwide. Of the 325 million people living with viral of effective vaccines and treatments for hepatitis globally, 9 out of 10 are living with hepatitis B, and a cure for hepatitis C. hepatitis B or hepatitis C without knowing. However, with 290 million people currently This increases the likelihood of people with the unaware they are infected, we are at a critical disease transmitting it to others, and also puts juncture. Even greater efforts are required them at risk of developing to raise the profile of the disease, increase health and liver complications, ultimately opportunities for testing, and improve access leading to liver cancer or fatal liver disease. to genuinely affordable treatment. In 2016, 194 governments adopted WHO’s This is why World Hepatitis Day is more Global Strategy on Viral Hepatitis, which important than ever. On this one day of the includes a goal of eliminating hepatitis B and year, we have a monumental opportunity to C by 2030, and reaching a 30% diagnosis unite around the common goal of eliminating rate by 2020 – but only a handful of countries hepatitis, and encourage policymakers, are on track to meet these targets. medical professionals, industry, the media, and the general public to raise awareness of The global commitment to eliminate viral viral hepatitis and join the fight to eliminate hepatitis is achievable, thanks to the availability the disease by 2030. WORLD HEPATITIS DAY 2018 GLOBAL SUMMARY REPORT WORLD HEPATITIS DAY 2018 GLOBAL SUMMARY REPORT 10 THE GLOBAL CAMPAIGN: FIND THE MISSING MILLIONS THE GLOBAL CAMPAIGN: FIND THE MISSING MILLIONS 11 No one should have to live with viral hepatitis without knowing THE GLOBAL it. Yet, globally more than 290 million men, women and children do. Without a massive scale-up in diagnosis, treatment rates will fall, infection rates will rise and our opportunity to eliminate CAMPAIGN: FIND viral hepatitis by 2030 will be lost. THE MISSING The WHO Global Health Sector Strategy on and the out-of-pocket costs to patients. Viral Hepatitis, 2016-2021, calls for a major Overcoming these barriers will be critical MILLIONS increase in diagnosis of chronic viral hepatitis if we are to achieve elimination. B and C infection, with 30% of people infected knowing their status by 2020 and 90% by 2030. Launched on WHD 2018, the Find the Missing Earlier this year, the WHA commissioned and Millions campaign is a three-year global published a global survey, Find the Missing awareness-raising and advocacy campaign Millions: Barriers to diagnosis research, to better aimed at tackling the main barriers to diagnosis understand the main barriers to hepatitis B and by leveraging the unique and critical role hepatitis C diagnosis globally. civil society organisations and the affected community play in scaling-up diagnosis. The research revealed five key barriers hindering To support the campaign, WHA also launched diagnosis: lack of public knowledge of the a white paper on WHD highlighting the diseases, lack of knowledge among healthcare barriers to hepatitis diagnosis, presenting key professionals, lack of easily accessible recommendations on the role the community treatment, pervasive stigma and discrimination, can play in addressing them. WORLD HEPATITIS DAY 2018 GLOBAL SUMMARY REPORT WORLD HEPATITIS DAY 2018 GLOBAL SUMMARY REPORT 12 THE CAMPAIGN IN ACTION THE CAMPAIGN IN ACTION 13 THE CAMPAIGN IN ACTION The campaign brought much needed attention to the fact that millions of people are living with viral hepatitis unaware. It was also used to inspire communities to promote and take part in testing and vaccination drives, to raise awareness of the need for increased diagnosis and linkage to care, and to highlight the need for national testing programmes to political decision makers. WORLD HEPATITIS DAY 2018 GLOBAL SUMMARY REPORT WORLD HEPATITIS DAY 2018 GLOBAL SUMMARY REPORT 14 THE CAMPAIGN IN ACTION THE CAMPAIGN IN ACTION 15 TEST.TREAT.HEPATITIS ANNOUNCEMENTS CAMPAIGN AND COMMITMENTS WHO focused on the theme “Test. Treat. Nigeria’s Minster of Health, Professor Isaac WHO Country Office in India launched the Hepatitis” for World Hepatitis Day 2018 events Adewole, launched the Nigerian Viral Hepatitis National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme, and called on countries to urgently increase Health Facility Directory at a press briefing. aiming to eliminate the disease in India by hepatitis testing and treatment services