World Hepatitis Day is observed each year on 28 July to raise awareness of viral hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver that causes severe liver disease and hepatocellular cancer. It is a day set aside to bring the world together under a single theme to raise awareness of the global burden of viral hepatitis and to influence real change.
This year’s theme is “Hepatitis can’t wait”, conveying the urgency of efforts needed to eliminate hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030. Viral Hepatitis Association of Nigeria (VHAN) is a preventive and early detective consultancy medical association charged with the responsibility of advocacy and creation of awareness on Viral and non-viral Hepatitis.