Viral hepatitis: not just a silent killer but also a silencer
On Zero Discrimination Day (March 1st), the World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA) is encouraging the hepatitis community to challenge misconceptions and speak out… Read more »
Latest posts by Raquel Peck (see all)
- Viral hepatitis: not just a silent killer but also a silencer - 1st March 2018
- Strengthening global efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis - 25th October 2017
- World Hepatitis Day: an annual day with the power to change millions of lives - 25th July 2017
Strengthening global efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis
The countdown is on. There’s one week to go until over 850 delegates descend on São Paulo, Brazil all armed with one goal: the elimination of viral… Read more »
World Hepatitis Day: an annual day with the power to change millions of lives
28 July 2017 marks the 10th World Hepatitis Day: a day that remains the single most important date in the year to give people living with viral hepatitis a… Read more »
Safe Blood Saves Lives
On World Blood Donor Day (14 June), the World Hepatitis Alliance is calling for all blood donations to be screened and tested to prevent the transmission of… Read more »
Why do we continue to put our children at unnecessary risk of liver cancer?
On International Children’s Day (1 June), the World Hepatitis Alliance calls for widespread coverage of the hepatitis B birth dose vaccine to protect our… Read more »
World Day of Social Justice: fighting for our right to health
By the time you finish reading this blog, a man, woman or child will have died from viral hepatitis; a disease which can either be completely prevented in the… Read more »
Stopping cancer in its tracks
Liver cancer is one of the most common types of cancer worldwide, resulting in 800,000 lives lost each year. What many people don’t know is that a staggering… Read more »
Creating a world with “NOhep” by 2030
Ever wonder what the world will look like in 2030? Will there be driverless cars, David Bowie hologram concerts or even holidays in space? These things are all… Read more »
Governments poised to decide fate of millions living with viral hepatitis
With the World Health Assembly occurring from 23 to 28 May 2016, Raquel Peck, CEO of the World Hepatitis Alliance, discusses a potentially pivotal moment in the… Read more »
Patient surveys: a tick box for advocacy
Register now for the Tools for Change webinar series: “How to interpret and leverage survey results for effective advocacy” 10 March, 10am GMT and 7pm GMT