Breadcrumb Home / Stories / Viral hepatitis: What each of us need to know and why Story Viral hepatitis: What each of us need to know and why 31 July 2018 Viral hepatitis can be prevented, tested for, treated and in many cases cured. Its elimination is both possible and necessary. Read the op-ed by Dr Poonam… Viral hepatitis can be prevented, tested for, treated and in many cases cured. Its elimination is both possible and necessary. Read the op-ed by Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, World Health Organization South-East Asia, on the occasion of World Hepatitis Day observed on 28 July every year. UN entities involved in this initiative UN United Nations Goals we are supporting through this initiative