Early day motion · EDM 1469 · 1 May 2008
WORLD HEPATITIS DAY 2008
Tabled by Sir David Amess (Conservative)
63 signatures
The motion
That this House notes that 19th May 2008 will be the first World Hepatitis Day; is concerned that more than 500 million people worldwide have either chronic hepatitis B or chronic hepatitis C which is equivalent to one in 12 of the global population; is deeply concerned that these two diseases kill 1.5 million people annually; believes that worldwide action is needed in order to save millions of lives; hopes that World Hepatitis Day will increase public awareness of hepatitis B and C in the UK and internationally; and urges the Government to support World Hepatitis Day and to help put it on the World Health Organisation agenda.
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