World Hepatitis Day 2022 in the Americas
A summary of World Hepatitis Alliance members’ World Hepatitis Day activities in the WHO Americas region
Celebrating World Hepatitis Day in the Americas
World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA) members in the WHO Americas region were able to effectively raise awareness online and in the media. A number of organisations ran successful advocacy campaigns.
Activity: USA
The Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination
The Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination
The Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination recognized World Hepatitis Day 2022 by sharing the hepatitis elimination stories of the winners of the 2022 Global Photo and Video Contest.
These winning organizations/individuals included:
- Care for Social Welfare International (CASWI) [Nigeria]
- Hepatitis Alliance of Ghana
- Great Lakes Peace Center (Uganda)
- Hepatitis Aid Organization (Uganda)
- Budi Lukmanto Foundation (Indonesia)
- Impact Mission Ghana
- Community Vision Group (Cameroon)
- Hep Initiative (Zambia)
- National Liver Foundation of Bangladesh
- Rise Against Hepatitis Global Initiative (Nigeria)
- Arpan Basu Chowdhury (India).
Caring Ambassadors Program, Inc.
On World Hepatitis Day the Caring Ambassadors Program conducted an awareness raising bridge walk in Portland, Oregon.
The Asian Liver Center at Standford University
On World Hepatitis Day The Asian Liver Center at Stanford University shared a series of posters on social media.
Activity: Colombia
University of Antioquia
University of Antioquia organised an academic event of Hepatitis Viruses at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Antioquia.