| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | international
The impact of stigma and discrimination affecting people with hepatitis B
The impact of stigma and discrimination affecting people with hepatitis B
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 296 million people worldwide live with hepatitis B, with the virus claiming nearly 900,000 lives every year. The hepatitis B virus attacks the liver and can cause both acute and chronic disease. People living with the virus are at a higher risk of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. Hepatitis B is the leading cause of liver cancer, the third most deadly cancer.
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In our white paper, we shed light on the effects of the stigma and discrimination faced by some people affected by hepatitis B and illustrate the lived experiences of those impacted by the virus. (World Hepatitis Alliance, UK, November 2021)