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Thursday, July 16, 2015
Canada: BC Transit Campaign to Raise Awareness about HCV Testing
In honor of World Hepatitis Day (July 28th), HepCBC Hepatitis C Education and Prevention Society has launched a month long campaign in seven cities across British Columbia, including Vancouver, Victoria, Richmond, Surrey, Kelowna, Nanaimo, and Prince George.
The goal of this campaign is to increase awareness about hepatitis C testing in British Columbia.
An estimated 80,000 people in British Columbia are infected with hepatitis C. Of those infected, 75 per cent are baby boomers (people born between 1945 and 1975). In addition, an estimated 44 per cent of those infected do not know they are infected.
- See more at: http://smartsexresource.com/health-providers/blog/201507/bc-transit-campaign-to-raise-awareness-about-hcv-testing#sthash.44Y7fG9w.dpuf
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