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Brighton Pier To Turn Purple And Shine A Light On World Hepatitis Day

Thursday, 28 July 2022 06:00

By Dominic Kureen @WriteOnDom

Brighton Pier will turn the colour purple today (Thursday) to mark World Hepatitis Day and shine a light on people suffering from the disease across the globe.

The pier will light up at 4pm and the Sussex Hepatology Network will be by the pier all day providing information for people who want to know more about hepatitis – an illness which kills one person every 30 seconds around the globe.

The network is comprised of two NHS Trusts: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (UHSussex), covering Brighton & Hove and West Sussex locations, and East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT).

The World Hepatitis Day campaign this year is called ‘I can’t wait’ and wants to highlight the need to accelerate the fight against viral hepatitis and the importance of testing and treatment for people, and calling for immediate action to end stigma and discrimination surrounding the illness.

Duncan Cresswell, UHSussex, Clinical Networks Manager, said:

“It’s estimated that over 66,000 people in England are currently living with chronic Hepatitis C infection.

"If we’re going to eliminate the virus by 2025 it’s incredibly important that we get the message out this World Hepatitis Day that treatment really can’t wait.

“Revolutionary hepatitis C treatments, with cure rates over 95% and low side effects, are available on the NHS and we have a huge network of specialist nurses, peers and partner organisations in Sussex ready to support people through treatment."

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