Observed every year across the world on July 28
Create awareness about viral hepatitis and its impact on global health
This year theme is: 'One life, one liver'
Diverse events, including campaigns, seminars, and lectures are organised to create awareness about the disease
Formed in 2007. It organised the first community-driven World Hepatitis Day in 2008
The day also honours his contribution in discovering Hepatitis B in the 1960s
The day also firms WHO's target of eradicating viral hepatitis as a significant public health hazard by 2030