“Every year, World Hepatitis Day is marked on July 28. It’s an occasion to raise awareness about the spread and prevention of the disease. Given that the World Health Organization (WHO) reports that more than 354 million people live with either hepatitis B or C, and that roughly 4.5 million premature deaths could be prevented by 2030 through education, vaccination, testing, and treatment, it’s a very good thing to know about.
I spoke with DAP Health Director of Infectious Diseases Dr. Shubha Kerkar about what can be done to slow the spread of hepatitis, and why some forms of it are dubbed “the silent killer.” With three decades of experience fighting infectious disease, Dr. Kerkar is intimate with the complex factors involved in ending pandemics…”
[Read the full article at daphealth.org]