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The World Hepatitis Alliance supports campaigners and patient organisations around the world to help make a difference to the lives of the millions of people living with viral hepatitis and to prevent new infections. To find out more on what is going on in your country, use the map below to find local organisations, World Hepatitis Day initiatives and other initiatives.

You can also look at our ‘Wall of Stories’ and submit your own personal experience of living with hepatitis or find other community resources including an Online Scrapbook and our latest Newsletters. The This is hepatitis... blog features bloggers from around the world talking about their experiences with hepatitis.

Unexpected Discovery

Researchers working to understand the destructive liver disease hepatitis C have made an unexpected discovery that could someday help defeat it >> http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/06/21/1288434/hepatitis-study-hits-upon-clue.html

Over 20 percent of Vietnamese suffer from Hepatitis

Over 20 percent of Vietnamese population or 18 million people are suffering from hepatitis B and C >> http://www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn/Health/2011/6/93762/

200,000 Australians are battling Hep C

As a Melbourne doctor is accused of infecting more than 50 women with hepatitis C at a medical clinic, more than 200,000 Australians are battling the disease. Isabel Edwards is one of them >> http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/the-enemy-within-20110622-1gfas.html

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