WORLD HEPATITIS DAY 2012.

Every year WHO announces July 28th as world hepatitis day since 2007 to create awareness on hepatitis. Hepatitis viruses A B C D and E can cause acute and chronic infections of the liver and involve other organs. These viruses are a global health risk with around 240 million people being chronically infected with hepatitis B and around 150 million people being chronically infected with hepatitis C. This year theme for world hepatitis day is IT'S CLOSER THAN YOU THINK. Hepatitis doesn't discriminate against age race or gender.It can affect any one any where. Know it Confront it and get tested. To over come the hepatitis B infections in Tamilnadu our CM Jayalalitha has introduced Pentavalent vaccines along with hepatitis B vaccine for all children in Tamilnadu.