Other Initiatives
The World Hepatitis Alliance supports campaigners and patient organisations around the world to help make a difference to the lives of the millions of people living with viral hepatitis and to prevent new infections. To find out more on what is going on in your country, use the map below to find local organisations, World Hepatitis Day initiatives and other initiatives.
You can also look at our ‘Wall of Stories’ and submit your own personal experience of living with hepatitis or find other community resources including an Online Scrapbook and our latest Newsletters. The This is hepatitis... blog features bloggers from around the world talking about their experiences with hepatitis.
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Country: United States
City: Saint Louis
Type: Testing and Screening Vaccination
The Cardinals baseball team are stepping up to the plate against Hepatitis C.
Fans will be able to get free Hepatitis C screenings at Busch Stadium.
It's part of a nationwide effort by Major League Baseball to bring attention to the causes and treatment of Hepatitis C.
Facts about Hepatitis C
•Approximately 3.2 million Americans have chronic hepatitis C virus.
•While rates of new infection for chronic hepatitis C are dropping, the number of people with existing infection who are starting to develop serious complications, such as advanced liver disease and liver cancer, is expected to increase over the next 10 to 20 years.
•As a result, there is a growing urgency for increased awareness and education to ensure people with HCV infection are diagnosed and seek the care of a physician.
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