Egypt's Liver Team

Inspiration                                                                                    الصفحة باللغة العربية
In an effort to reduce the threat of hepatitis C virus in Egypt into a hope for a better future for our people and to help the health sector to meet the challenge of a national health crisis affecting tens of millions and killing tens of thousands every year.

When?
the project started around 1 year ago

What?
Increase awareness about virus C and other blood born viruses. Improve practices knowledge and attitudes of the society that would lead to a decrease in the transmission of the virus. decrease transmission of viruses through hospitals by conduct infection control and medical quality improvement campaigns.

Where?
Health awareness and media campaign: all of Egypt. Infection control campaign: starting with public hospitals inside cairo.

Who?
All people

Partners
PDNE: Patient Doctor New Era (physicians aiming to regain noble vision pictuere of medicine

UNICEF &UNAIDS: 5 uyears campaign"united against hep c virus and AIds" 

MOHE: National Committee for controlling the hepatites epidemics                                 

Impact as of February 2007
helped bring ore attention to the probem, .. and still working on infection control campaigns.