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 | | |  | | | | | | Spotlighted Topic of the Week: Hepatitis | | Blog of the Week | | CDC WORKS WITH PARTNERS AROUND THE WORLD TO COMBAT HEPATITIS | | On July 28th, the United States joined countries around the globe to observe the third annual World Hepatitis Day. One of only eight health campaigns recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO), this health observance raises awareness of the silent yet growing epidemic of viral hepatitis worldwide. Each year, 1.4 million persons lose their life to viral hepatitis, similar to the number of deaths from HIV/AIDS (1.5 million), tuberculosis and malaria (1.2 million each). Read this week's blog to learn more about the challenges and progress in the fight against hepatitis...read blog | |  | | Infographic of the Week | | |  | | Video of the Week | | THE HIV AND VIRAL HEPATITIS EPIDEMIC | | Hepatitis B is spread in the same ways as HIV, only more so—it's actually more infectious than HIV. In this week's featured video, Dr. John Ward, Director of CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis, brings to the table the similarities between the Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C epidemics and the HIV epidemic in the United States...view video | |  | | Story of the Week | FACES OF HEPATITIS: ARLINE LOH
VIDEO | | Arline Loh is a Hepatitis B patient advocate in New York City. Ms. Loh was diagnosed with Hepatitis B at age 39 after feelings of fatigue prompted her to seek answers regarding her changes in health status...view video | |  | | | In the News | | ‘Saving Mothers, Giving Life’ celebrates 1 year of reducing maternal mortality ONE
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July 13, 2013 | | On the Calendar | | August 1-7: World Breastfeeding Week
August 12: International Youth Day
August 19: World Humanitarian Day | | | | | | | | | |
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