THE JADE RIBBON CAMPAIGN! WHAT I LIKE BEST ABOUT SANTAS MAGIC REINDEER THEY ALL CHOOSE TO WORK TOGETHER AS AN ENTIRE TEAM TO GIVE TO ALL THE CHILDREN AROUND THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD! GROWN UPS TOO! RUDOLPH THE RED NOSE REINDEER IS WEARING JADE TO RAISE AWARENESS STATE TO STATE AND NATION TO NATION FOR ASIA and PACIFIC Alliance to Eliminate Viral Hepatitis HomeA Global EpidemicWho We AreOur WorkAPAVH and WHOEducate YourselfGet InvolvedWorld Hepatitis DayContact Asia and Pacific Alliance to Eliminate Viral HepatitisGet Involved Jade Ribbon Campaign Jade Ribbon Campaign Unite against hepatitis B and liver cancer The Jade Ribbon Campaign spreads awareness about hepatitis B and liver cancer in the Asian community to reduce this major health disparity and improve public health. Considered to be the essence of heaven and earth, Jade is believed in many Asian cultures to bring good luck and longevity while deflecting negativity. Folded like the Chinese character meaning “person” or “people,” the Jade Ribbon symbolizes the united voices of those fighting hepatitis B and liver cancer worldwide. Chronic hepatitis B, a serious liver disease caused by infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV), is one of the most common persistent viral infections in humans. If left untreated and unmanaged, chronic infection with HBV entails a 25% risk of death from liver cancer or liver failure. Chronic infection with HBV is responsible for an estimated 60-80% of liver cancer worldwide, making it the third leading cause of cancer death. Up to one million deaths per year are attributed to chronic hepatitis B worldwide. Liver cancer is the sixth most common newly diagnosed cancer and the third most common cause of cancer mortality in the world, with an estimated 626,000 new cases and 598,000 deaths per year. The nearly equal numbers of incident cases and deaths reflect the high fatality rate of the disease, which has only a 3-5% overall survival rate. Over 80% of liver cancer cases worldwide occur in developing parts of the world, particularly Asia, Melanesia, and Africa. In May 2001, the Asian Liver Center launched the Jade Ribbon Campaign in the San Francisco Bay Area to spread awareness of hepatitis B and liver cancer in the Asian community. Since then, the Jade Ribbon Campaign has spread across the country and the world. The objective of the campaign is to increase awareness and provide ethnic-sensitive health information to the Asian Pacific-Islander (API) community and health professionals in an effort to reduce this major health disparity and improve API health. This multimedia campaign includes television public service announcements, radio shows, bus ads, lectures in the community, and more. Let us help you in your search Useful Websites APAVH Chinese Website (中文网站) Asian Liver Center at Stanford University South-East Asia Regional Office US CDC – Viral Hepatitis Western Pacific Regional Office Hepatitis B Special Initiative World Health Organization Hepatitis B Facts . . Online Training in Chinese (中文) Know HBV © Asia and Pacific Alliance to Eliminate Viral Hepatitis 2014. Theme designed by CPOThemes.
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