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Viral Hepatitis B/C Awareness Initiative
July 28, 2019 @ 10:00 am - December 28, 2019 @ 1:00 pm
Free
EVENT DESCRIPTION
On the eve of world hepatitis day SFA, Community- Health Network Of India, LiveLife and SSF is conducting a lecture on Viral Hepatitis B/C.
Free Fibroscan, Hepatitis B/C test & liver function test will be offered to all the attendees
Viral hepatitis B and C affect 325 million people worldwide causing 1.4 million deaths a year. It is the second major killer infectious disease after tuberculosis, and 9 times more people are infected with hepatitis than HIV. Hepatitis is preventable, treatable, and in the case of hepatitis C, curable. However, over 80% of people living with hepatitis are lacking prevention, testing and treatment services.
