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WORLD GASTROENTEROLOGY NEWS APRIL 2018
Editorial | Expert Point of View | WCOG at ACG 2017 | WDHD News | WGO & WGOF News | WGO Global Guidelines | Calendar of Events
Join WGO as We Strive to Lift the Global Burden
of Viral Hepatitis in 2018
With the celebration of World Digestive
Health Day (WDHD) coming
up on 29 May 2018, planning is in
full swing! The success of WDHD,
a yearlong, worldwide, public health
campaign, is derived from the combined
efforts of the World Gastroenterology
Organisation (WGO), WGO
Foundation (WGOF), WGO Member
Societies, WGO Training Centers,
WGO Regional Affiliate Associations,
and other WGO partners worldwide.
Campaign Information
The WDHD 2018 campaign is titled
“Viral Hepatitis B, and C: Lift the
Global Burden”. By participating in
WDHD 2018, you will:
- Inform physicians, pharmacists,
allied health professionals, healthcare
payers and the public of the
prevalence, risk factors, and causes
of Viral Hepatitis, B and C.
- Educate through an evidencebased
and patient-centered approach
to prevention and diagnosis
of Viral Hepatitis, B and C.
- Advocate and raise awareness of
the disease, most especially its
management and the availability
of treatment, in countries where
Viral Hepatitis, B and C, is being
newly or increasingly diagnosed.
How to Get Involved
If you haven’t started planning your
WDHD 2018 event, we invite you to
start planning today! WGO challenges
you to get involved in the
campaign by creating exciting ways to
raise awareness of Viral Hepatitis all
year long, to improve the standards
of practice and to educate the public.
WGO is pleased to provide you with
a few ways, in the table below, that
you can TAKE ACTION and CELEBRATE
World Digestive Health
Day in your respective community.
WGO and WGOF are appreciative
of all campaign participants and for
your continued efforts in supporting
the WDHD 2018 campaign. We look
forward to a successful year ahead!
TAKE ACTION
• Host an academic conference
or symposium featuring
scientific programs, plenaries,
posters presentations, and
forums on Viral Hepatitis.
• Create Viral Hepatitis prevention
toolkits for healthcare
professionals and the general
public.
• Organize a public awareness
campaign and disseminate
campaign materials through
blogs, podcasts, videos, and
brochures.
• How will you TAKE ACTION
to support WDHD?