{"id":197514,"date":"2026-07-26T15:52:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T21:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=197514"},"modified":"2026-07-26T15:52:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T21:22:54","slug":"breaking-down-barriers-to-hepatitis-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=197514","title":{"rendered":"Breaking down barriers to hepatitis care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"ControlPara\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">World Hepatitis Day\u00a0is observed on July 28 every year to raise awareness on viral hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver that causes severe liver disease and liver cancer.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s theme, \u2018Hepatitis: Let\u2019s break it down\u2019,<b>\u00a0<\/b>is a call to remove the barriers between people and the services that can save their lives, the World Health Organization said. Viral hepatitis continues to be a major cause of preventable illness and death worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The tools needed to eliminate viral hepatitis already exist. Effective vaccines, accurate diagnostics, curative treatments for hepatitis C, and lifelong therapies for hepatitis B can prevent infections, save lives, and reduce liver cancer and cirrhosis. And yet, millions of people remain undiagnosed, untreated, or unable to access care due to stigma, limited awareness, health system gaps, and persistent inequalities. The 2026 campaign calls for turning proven science into action through stronger political commitment, sustained investment, and efforts to expand equitable access to prevention, testing, treatment, and care.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on  July 27, 2026 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindubusinessline.com\/specials\/pulse\/breaking-down-barriers-to-hepatitis-care\/article71259828.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Hepatitis Day\u00a0is observed on July 28 every year to raise awareness on viral hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver that causes severe liver disease and liver cancer. This year\u2019s theme, \u2018Hepatitis: Let\u2019s break it down\u2019,\u00a0is a call to remove the barriers between people and the services that can save their lives, the World Health&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":197515,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-197514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_bl30_liver_doctor_2_1_KCFPGDMV.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":198026,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=198026","url_meta":{"origin":197514,"position":0},"title":"World Hepatitis Day on July 28 | National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\u2022 World Hepatitis Day is observed on July 28. \u2022 It aims to raise awareness of viral hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver that causes severe liver disease and liver cancer. \u2022 The date of July 28 was chosen because it is the birthday of Nobel-prize winning scientist Baruch Blumberg,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;National News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"National News","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=7"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/liver-hepatitis.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/liver-hepatitis.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/liver-hepatitis.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/liver-hepatitis.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":197845,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=197845","url_meta":{"origin":197514,"position":1},"title":"Experts call for timely screening, vaccination against hepatitis infections","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Expert called for greater awareness, timely screening, and vaccination in preventing hepatitis infections during a webinar organised as part of The Hindu Wellness Series. 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