World Hepatitis Day 2019
World Hepatitis Day is one of WHO’s seven officially mandated global public health days.
Of the 325 million people living with viral hepatitis globally, 9 out of 10 are living with hepatitis B or hepatitis C without knowing. This increases the likelihood of people with thedisease transmitting it to others, and also puts them at risk of developing health and liver complications, ultimately leading to liver cancer or fatal liver disease.
Art on a Postcard raises money for The Hepatitis C Trust, whose campaign has led to the NHS England elimination deal, which will provide investment to find undiagnosed patients, with the aim of achieving elimination in the UK by 2025.
The Hepatitis C Trust's Work
Over the Past Year
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Provided one-to-one support through our peer programme to 2,345 people around the country.
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We are expecting to be active in 110 prisons by the end of this year to deliver training to staff, offer one-to-one support, and deliver peer-led talks.
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The helpline team have taken 4224 calls (over 45,000 since the helpline opened in July 2004).
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We are expecting to be active in 110 prisons by the end of this year to deliver training to staff, offer one-to-one support, and deliver peer-led talks.
Learn more about The Trust here.