𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝟑𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬? It’s a big number.
Hepatitis is now the world’s deadliest virus, after COVID-19*. And there’s a lot to be done, especially in countries like Senegal.
"𝘈𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭, 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰, 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘉 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 – 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 17%."
says 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝, 𝐖𝐇𝐀 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭.
On 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒, we are so proud to be first in line to say it’s #timeforaction and announce our unconditional grant to the WorldHepatitisAlliance for a new project in Senegal with the aim to of:
✅ Raising awareness about the risks and prevention of hepatitis B.
✅ Enhancing access to vital healthcare services for mothers and children.
✅ Collaborating with local communities and healthcare providers to implement sustainable solutions.
This project is a significant leap forward in our worldwide efforts to fight Hepatitis B. By specifically addressing mother-to-child transmission, we aspire to bring about lasting change and create healthier futures for numerous families.
*Source: https://lnkd.in/gtiwDq9
#WorldHepatitisDay #Hepatitis #MaternalHealth #HealthForAll #GlobalHealth
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