On the occasion of World Hepatitis Day, which falls on July 28 of each year, the Dakahlia Liver Patients Care Association organized a celebration at the Egyptian Liver Hospital in Sherbin under the title “Hepatitis Can’t Wait”. Hundreds of people who recovered from hepatitis viruses, including the elderly and children, who were treated for free as part of the “Hepatitis-Free Village” campaign launched by the association and the Egyptian Liver Hospital in 2015, participated in this celebration.

Professor Gamal Shiha, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Egyptian Liver Foundation, said that World Hepatitis Day is an opportunity to enhance international efforts to combat hepatitis and hepatitis viruses. It also encourages the participation of individuals, partners and the public, and highlights the need to maximize the global response.

Professor Gamal Shiha explained that the goal of celebrating this day is to raise awareness and remind people of the dangers of hepatitis viruses and work to combat and eliminate them through awareness and treatment, given their high prevalence in various countries of the world.

He stressed that there are 5 types of viral hepatitis infections, namely A, B, C, D, and E. Chronic hepatitis B and C infections cause more than 95% of deaths, while hepatitis A and E rarely cause life-threatening complications.

World Hepatitis Day, which falls on July 28, marks the birthday of Nobel Prize laureate Dr. Baruch Blumberg, who is credited with discovering the hepatitis B virus and developing a diagnostic test and vaccine against it. It is an opportunity to enhance national and international efforts to combat hepatitis, encourage action and the participation of individuals, partners and the public, and increase citizens' awareness and understanding of hepatitis and the diseases it causes, in addition to encouraging and supporting prevention processes, methods of diagnosis and treatment of the disease. It also highlights the need to maximize the global response as stated in the World Health Organization's global report