world hepatitis day in taiwanhepatitis day (whd) in july 2015. the colorful activities aim to raise...
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WORLD HEPATITIS DAY IN TAIWAN Taiwan Liver Research Foundation (TLRF)
Liver Centre, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital (KMUH)
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The World Hepatitis Day (WHD) 2015 has taken place!
As a passionate member of The Coalition to Eradicate Hepatitis in Asia Pacific (CEVHEP), World
Hepatitis Alliance (WHA) and Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL), Taiwan
Liver Research Foundation (TLRF) and her allies have launched a series of initiatives for World
Hepatitis Day (WHD) in July 2015. The colorful activities aim to raise disease awareness of
hepatitis infection for the people in Taiwan. The main theme of 2015 WHD, “Prevent Hepatitis: It' up
to you”, has been vigorously emphasized in the major media of the public.
The more than 2 weeks event was projected and managed by Taiwan Liver Research Foundation
(TLRF) and faculties of Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital (KMUH). The event was aimed to
deliver and present several fundamental messages about WHD for hepatitis prevention. These key
elements mainly focused on advocating awareness and providing scientific evidence regarding
disease prevention to the public. With the tremendous and novel works by our staff and allies, we
have successfully drawn much attention both from the officials and the public. We do hope and
expect the amelioration of hepatitis epidemic in the near future with the solid collaborative
construction from our global allies!
Best Wishes!
Prof. Wen-Yu Chang, President, Taiwan Liver Research Foundation (TLRF), Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Prof. Wan-Long Chuang, CEO, Taiwan Liver Research Foundation (TLRF), Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Prof. Ming-Lung Yu, Chief, Liver Centre, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital (KMUH),
Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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1. Advocacy via Dragon Boat Game
(1) Date: June 17th to 20th
(2) Venue: Lover River, Kaohsiung,
Taiwan
(3) Participants: Two teams from the volunteers and staff of TLRF
(4) Aim of
the activity:
The game is
traditionally a focus of spot light in Taiwan during the
summer season. We aimed to advocate the importance of
keeping a healthy living style to our staff. Another major
aim was to raise public awareness by advocating the
importance of liver disease prevention.
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What we have achieved: It’s indeed a novel idea
to advocate what we have been doing! TLRF won
one gold medal and one silver medal during the
game. Of note was that the advocacy of liver
disease awareness has successfully gained many
eyes during the game and the awarding ceremony.
We also gained much more attention from the stakeholders and opinion leaders during the period.
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Our great teams!
The competition is
extremely exciting,
even during night
time!
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2 Advocacy Press:
(1) Date: July 28th. 2015
(2) Venue: KMUH and Primary Health Center, Tzukuan District, Kaohsiung City
(3) Participants: The public and >10 journalists of major media in Taiwan
(4) The goal of the Press Event: The 2015 WHD slogan, “Prevent Hepatitis: It' up to you”, is
the theme of the advocacy in this event. Professor Wan-Long Chuang explained to the
media in detail in terms of the history, the implication and the strategies of WHD.
(5) What we have achieved: We have near 20 reports by the major media in our country,
including radio, TV, newspapers, social media and magazines. The slogan of 2015 WHD
has been continuously and actively shown on the major media.
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Be sure to have a healthy liver and life!
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3 Free Liver Diseases Screening:
(1) Date: July 25th to August 8th
(2) Venue: KMUH and other 3
affiliated Hospitals in metro-
and suburban Kaohsiung
city, 2 regional public
hospitals and 5 Clinics in
Kaohsiung City, Pingtung
County and Pescadores in
Southern Taiwan.
(3) Participants: The doctors, nurses and staff of KMUH as well as the volunteer workers of
TLRF. The service is free to the public.
(4) The goal of the activity: It aimed to provide liver disease screening in our community
since most of the hepatitis victims were asymptomatic.
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(5) What we have achieved: With the advocacy and broadcasting of media, amazingly
more than 10,800 persons
participated the screening
within 2 weeks! The effort will
be much beneficial to our
community, particularly to
those underprivileged. Of note
we have advocated the
importance of liver disease
screening and prevention by
showing a TV video made by
our staff.
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4 Exhibition of “Prevent Hepatitis in Our Community”
(1) Date: July 25th to August 8th
(2) Venue: Music Corner, KMUH, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
(3) Participants: The public
(4) The goal of the activity: To demonstrate and review
the long-term achievement by KMUH and TLRF in terms of hepatitis prevention, education and
research.
(5) What we have achieved: What we have achieved in the past 30 years has been displayed on
interactive posters and videos. The patients’ stories and our efforts are excellent advocacy
materials. In addition, the effort was further emphasized by providing free educational leaflets
to the public. It’s estimated that more than 3,000 persons have participated the interactive
works.
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5. International Symposium on Future Hepatology
(1) Date: July 25th
(2) Venue: KMU
(3) Participants: The both distinguished domestic and international medical professionals,
scholars, and experts who have common interests in the field of Hepatology.
(4) The goal of the activity: It aimed to be a platform for research sharing among professionals
in liver diseases.
(5) What we have achieved: The main theme of the conference was future hepatology. It
covered from the achievements and unmet needs of HBV and HCV control to the trend and
therapeutic modalities for of NAFLD/NASH, as well as recent advance in regenerative
medicine of hepatology. There were 4 distinguished foreign speakers and 4 academicians of
Academia Formosa delivering speeches of expertise. More than 300 medical professionals
participated the symposium.
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