WORLD HEPATITIS DAY IN TAIWANHepatitis Day (WHD) in July 2015. The colorful activities aim to raise...

財團法人台灣肝臟學術文教基金會 Taiwan Liver Research Foundation

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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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