🟥 WORLD HEPATITIS DAY 2026 Theme: “Hepatitis Can’t Wait – Act Now!” 📅 July 28, 2026 🏫 OLUSEGUN AGAGU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (OAUSTECH) Department of Public Health 🌍 PUBLIC HEALTH MESSAGE World Hepatitis Day is a global call to action to: • Raise awareness about viral hepatitis (A, B, C, D, E) • Promote prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment • Strengthen health systems response • Achieve WHO goal of eliminating hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030 ⚠️ THE PUBLIC HEALTH BURDEN • Over 350 million people globally live with chronic hepatitis B or C • Many remain undiagnosed and untreated • Leads to: o Liver cirrhosis o Hepatocellular carcinoma o Premature death • High burden in low- and middle-income countries (including Nigeria) 🔬 MODES OF TRANSMISSION • Contact with infected blood or body fluids • Unprotected sexual contact • Mother-to-child transmission • Sharing of: o Needles o Razors o Sharp objects • Use of unsterilized medical/tattoo equipment 🧠 PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE Effective hepatitis control requires: Health Promotion & Education • Community awareness campaigns • School and workplace education Vaccination Programs • Hepatitis B vaccination (especially newborns) • Integration into routine immunization Screening & Early Diagnosis • Community-based testing • Antenatal screening • Blood safety practices Access to Treatment • Antiviral therapy for Hepatitis B & C • Strengthening primary healthcare systems Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) • Safe injection practices • Sterilization of medical equipment • Safe blood transfusion services Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) • Prevent Hepatitis A & E transmission Surveillance & Research • Data collection and monitoring • Policy development and evaluation 🛡️ PREVENTION STRATEGIES ✔ Get vaccinated (Hepatitis B) ✔ Practice safe sex ✔ Avoid sharing sharp objects ✔ Ensure safe blood transfusion ✔ Maintain personal hygiene ✔ Get tested regularly ✔ Seek early treatment 🤝 CALL TO ACTION “Prevent. Test. Treat. Eliminate Hepatitis.” Together, we can: • Reduce new infections • Improve quality of life • Save lives 🏥 DEPARTMENTAL COMMITMENT The Department of Public Health, OAUSTECH is committed to: • Community outreach and education • Research and policy advocacy • Training future public health professionals • Supporting national hepatitis elimination strategies 📢 FOOTER MESSAGE A Healthy Liver = A Healthy Life Join us in building a Hepatitis-Free Future .split it to pages

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🟥 WORLD HEPATITIS DAY 2026
Theme: “Hepatitis Can’t Wait – Act Now!”
📅 July 28, 2026
🏫 OLUSEGUN AGAGU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (OAUSTECH)
Department of Public Health
🌍 PUBLIC HEALTH MESSAGE
World Hepatitis Day is a global call to action to:

• Raise awareness about viral hepatitis (A, B, C, D, E)
• Promote prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment
• Strengthen health systems response
• Achieve WHO goal of eliminating hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030

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⚠️ THE PUBLIC HEALTH BURDEN

• Over 350 million people globally live with chronic hepatitis B or C
• Many remain undiagnosed and untreated
• Leads to: o Liver cirrhosis o Hepatocellular carcinoma o Premature death
• High burden in low- and middle-income countries (including Nigeria) 🔬 MODES OF TRANSMISSION
• Contact with infected blood or body fluids
• Unprotected sexual contact
• Mother-to-child transmission
• Sharing of: o Needles o Razors o Sharp objects
• Use of unsterilized medical/tattoo equipment

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🧠 PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE
Effective hepatitis control requires:

1. Health Promotion & Education

• Community awareness campaigns
• School and workplace education

2. Vaccination Programs

• Hepatitis B vaccination (especially newborns)
• Integration into routine immunization

3. Screening & Early Diagnosis

• Community-based testing
• Antenatal screening
• Blood safety practices

4. Access to Treatment

• Antiviral therapy for Hepatitis B & C
• Strengthening primary healthcare systems

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🧠 PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE (continued) 5. Infection Prevention & Control (IPC)

• Safe injection practices
• Sterilization of medical equipment
• Safe blood transfusion services

6. Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)

• Prevent Hepatitis A & E transmission

7. Surveillance & Research

• Data collection and monitoring
• Policy development and evaluation 🛡️ PREVENTION STRATEGIES ✔ Get vaccinated (Hepatitis B) ✔ Practice safe sex ✔ Avoid sharing sharp objects ✔ Ensure safe blood transfusion ✔ Maintain personal hygiene ✔ Get tested regularly ✔ Seek early treatment

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🤝 CALL TO ACTION
“Prevent. Test. Treat. Eliminate Hepatitis.”
Together, we can:

• Reduce new infections
• Improve quality of life
• Save lives 🏥 DEPARTMENTAL COMMITMENT The Department of Public Health, OAUSTECH is committed to:
• Community outreach and education
• Research and policy advocacy
• Training future public health professionals
• Supporting national hepatitis elimination strategies 📢 FOOTER MESSAGE A Healthy Liver = A Healthy Life Join us in building a Hepatitis-Free Future

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