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It's #WorldHepatitisDay.

Viral #hepatitis B and C:
🗨️325 million people affected
🗨️1.4 million deaths a year.
🗨️2nd major killer infectious disease after tuberculosis
🗨️9x more people are infected with hepatitis than HIV.

Let's eliminate hepatitis!
It's #WorldHepatitisDay!

Hepatitis B, C & D can lead to liver cancer.
Know the risks:
💉 Unsafe injection, syringes & needles
🥗 Contaminated food
💏👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨 Unsafe sex
👂 Unsafe tattoo, piercing
👶 Not vaccinating babies against #hepatitis
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#Hepatitis A & E are viral liver diseases.

Know the risks:
🚽 Poor sanitation
🤲 Dirty hands
🚰 Unsafe water
⚠ Sharing personal items
💏👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨 Oral-anal sex

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#WorldHepatitisDay
Hepatitis is preventable, treatable, and in the case of #hepatitis C, curable.
However, over 80% of people living with hepatitis are lacking prevention, testing and treatment services bit.ly/2YfxJYw

#WorldHepatitisDay
@WHOAFRO @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHOSEARO #Hepatitis B, C and D can lead to liver cancer.

Protect yourself:

💉Use new, sterile injections always
🅰️🅱️🆎🅾️Ensure blood safety
💏👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩Practice safer sex
👂🏼Use safe tattoing, piercing equipment
🚼Vaccinate infants at birth against hepatitis

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@WHOWPRO @WHOAFRO @WHOSEARO @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @pahowho CORRECTION:
Hepatitis B, C & D can lead to liver cancer.
Know the risks:
💉 Unsafe injection, syringes & needles
🅰️🅱️🆎🅾️𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱
💏👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨 Unsafe sex
👂 Unsafe tattoo, piercing
👶 Not vaccinating babies against #hepatitis bit.ly/2YfxJYw
@WHOAFRO @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHOSEARO #Hepatitis A and E are viral liver diseases.

Protect yourself:

Use 🚽, avoid 💩 in the open
🧼 hands before 🍽️ and after going to the 🚽
Ensure 💧 safety
⚠️Don't share personal items
If at risk, get hepatitis A vaccine!
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