World Hepatitis Day Initiatives
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Country: Poland
City: Warszawa
Type: WHD
Poland - WHD 2011
In Poland World Hepatitis Day was celebrated using the slogan – be aware, protect yourself and others, check yourself. Fundacja Gwiazda Nadziei - Star of Hope Foundation - organised a press conference at cinema Culture, which is situated in the vicinity of the Presidential Palace. Experts in the field of hepatitis, sociologists and patients took part on the event.
At this event, research results about Polish society were released, revealing that most Poles cannot explain the difference between hepatitis B and C . The study also concluded that in Polish society there is a significant number of people that do not get tested for chronic viral hepatitis.
The initiative was a success with World Hepatitis Day and the Polish campaign being featured in over 125 media outlets, including newspapers, TV stations and radio.