World Hepatitis Day Current Affairs, GK & News
June 14: World Blood Donor Day
Every year, World Blood Donor Day is celebrated on June 14. The day is celebrated to thank voluntary blood donors and also raise awareness about the need for regular blood donations. This year the World Blood Donor Day is celebrated under the theme Theme: Safe Blood Saves Lives Highlights The World Blood Donor Day event ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: World AIDS Day • World Blood Donor Day • World Health Day • World Health Organization (WHO) • World Hepatitis Day • World Immunization Week • World Malaria Day • World No Tobacco Day • World Tuberculosis Day
World Immunization Week
Every year, last week of April is marked as the World Immunization Week. The Week is celebrated to increase awareness of immunization. This year, the week is being marked under the theme Theme: Vaccines work for All Immunization According to the World Health Organization, immunization can help protect from 25 different infectious disease-causing agents or ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Ebola vaccines • Smallpox • Vaccines • World AIDS Day • World Blood Donor Day • World Health Organization • World Hepatitis Day • World Immunization Week • World Malaria Day • World No Tobacco Day • World Tuberculosis Day
April 25: World Malaria Day
Every year, on April 25, the World Malaria Day is being marked by several international organizations including World Health Organization. This year, the day is being marked under the theme Theme: Zero Malaria Starts with me Highlights The World Malaria Day is marked to mobilize resources to control Malaria, to keep Malaria high on political ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: African Summit • World AIDS Day • World Blood Donor Day • World Health Day • World Health Organisation (WHO) • World Hepatitis Day • World Malaria Day • world malaria report • World No Tobacco Day • World Tuberculosis Day
April 7: World Health Day
Every year, April 7 is marked as the World Health Day. The day is marked to celebrate the work of midwives and nurses for their role in keeping the world safety and healthy. This year, 2020, has added significance of marking the World Health Day for the year being celebrated as International Year of Nurse ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: WHO • World AIDS Day • world blood dono • World Health Day • World Hepatitis Day • World Immunization Week • World No Tobacco Day • World Tuberculosis Day • Year of Nurses and Midwives
2019 edition of World Hepatitis Day (WHD)
The World Hepatitis Day (WHD) is observed every year on 28rd of July to raise awareness about the disease which causes inflammation of the liver and claims around 1.4 million lives every year. The date of 28 July was chosen because it is the birthday of Nobel-prize winning scientist Dr Baruch Blumberg, who discovered hepatitis ..
Topics: Baruch Samuel Blumberg • Healthcare-associated infections • Hepatitis • Hepatitis B • Infectious causes of cancer • Infectious diseases • Medical specialties • Medicine • RTT • Vaccine-preventable diseases • Viral diseases • World Hepatitis Day