World Hepatitis Day Campaign in Canada

www.whdcanada.org

Ecaterina Perean Damian Ottawa, ON, Canada

726-1 Nicholas Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1N 7B7

Phone: (613) 241-5785

www.csih.org

May 19, 2016

Outline • About CSIH and Global HCV Network

• World Hepatitis Alliance

• World Hepatitis Day

Globally

In Canada

• Q&A

About CSIH Mission: To mobilize knowledge and resources

to facilitate innovation and excellence in global health, both in Canada and internationally

Values: CSIH believes that social justice, equity and health is a fundamental right of every individual and that diversity of opinion and collaborations enhances results

CSIH Projects Country Dates

**GLOBAL HEPATITIS C NETWORK IN CANADA CANADA AND ABROAD 2009-2011 2011-2013 2014-2017

Forth Global Symposium on Health System Research, November 14-18, 2016

Vancouver, Canada 2015-2016

Mongolia Fifth Health Sector Development Project (FiHSDP): Blood Safety, Medical Waste Management, and Infection Control

Mongolia 2014-2017

Canadian Conference on Global Health Canada 1993- till present

Enhancing Nutrition Services to Improve Maternal Child Health in Africa and Asia

Tanzania, Kenya, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Burma

2016-2020

Partnership on Pilot Implementation of Medical Education Management and Budgeting

Republic of Kazakhstan 2014-2015

Supporting Systems To Achieve Improved Nutrition and Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (SUSTAIN-MNCH) – Tanzania

Tanzania 2012-2015

Upgrading Clinical Practice and Medical Services Standardization based on Evidence-Based Medicine and HTA

Republic of Kazakhstan and abroad 2010 – 2014

Improvement of Medical Education Republic of Kazakhstan 2010 – 2011

Balkans Primary Health Care Policy Project Serbia and Bosnia Herzegovina 2006 – 2009

Canada South East Asia Regional HIV/AIDS Project Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam 2004 – 2008

Positive Children Project in Ukraine Ukraine 2005 – 2008

**HIV/AIDS Small Grants Asia, Africa, Americas 2000 – 2008

Study of Primary Health Care in Four States in Nigeria Nigeria 2006 – 2008

Support for the Improvement of Reproductive Health Mali 2003 – 2008

**Public Health Strengthening (HIV/AIDS & TB) Guyana 2002 – 2007

Quality Assurance and Hospital Accreditation System (Phase 2) Croatia 2006 – 2007

Health Sector Cluster Monitoring and Evaluation Russia 2001 – 2006

The Global HepC Network in Canada 2014-2017*

Objective 1: To facilitate knowledge exchange including global best practices in the areas of hepatitis C surveillance and research, prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

Objective 2: Mobilize Canadian and international expertise and facilitate global partnerships in the areas of hepatitis C surveillance, research, prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

Objective 3: Mobilize and facilitate Canadian collaboration to improve awareness of hepatitis B and C

*Funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada

World Hepatitis Alliance

World Hepatitis Alliance

World Hepatitis Day • July 28th

• 1 of 8 official global public health campaigns marked by WHO

• Coordinated by World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA)

• All 194 member states have committed to mark World Hepatitis Day

• PAHO Plan, WHO Framework on Hepatitis

WHD versus Hepatitis Awareness Month

History:

• May 19 the first WHD declared in 2008

• WHD was given global endorsement and the date was changed to July 28 (in honour of Baruch Samuel Blumberg, who discovered HBV)

• Result:

Some countries/regions mark both: Hepatitis Awareness Month in May and WHD on July 28

World Hepatitis Day / Global • https://whdcanada.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/world-hepatitis-day-summary-report-2015.pdf

World Hepatitis Day / Global • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eRGBOUs1Uo

WHD Framework in Canada

CSIH

Communications Committee

Ottawa Committee

National Committee

World Hepatitis Alliance

Principles of WHD in Canada

• Partnerships and Inclusiveness

• Cost – Effectiveness

• Respect and Sensitivity

• Consistency and Sustainability

Partnerships & Inclusiveness

Respect & Sensitivity

Consistency & Sustainability

WHD in Canada

2011

2012-

2014

2015

WHD Events 2015 • 90 events across Canada

• 56 organizations

• Extensive media coverage

with 3.3 ml Canadians

reached

WHD in Canada, 2016

Electronic Toolkit

• Critical Path

• Event Participant Survey

• Media Advisory

• Sample Press Release

• World Hepatitis Day Power Point Presentation

• Webinar Presentation

• Draft letter for government officials

• Mayor Proclamation

• Hepatitis Awareness Videos

HepC Awareness Videos CSIH has created two videos (En, Fr)

• Targeting baby boomers

• Targeting youth and at risk populations https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC60Bmbap1qFPU0zdfyPOXMQ

Video was translated into Inuktitut language by Pauktuutit Women of Canada

http://pauktuutit.ca/

WHD Activities 2016

• Parliamentary Breakfast

• Public events with onsite testing/ vaccination

• BBQ and road shows

• Art Contest for youth / CSC Art Contest

• TV/Radio interviews

• Documentary Screening

• Landmarks Illumination

https://whdcanada.org/events/

WHD 2016 Promotional Items

www.whdcanada.org

• T-shirts

• Water Bottles

• Pens

• Wrist bands

• Lip balms

• USB Drives with hepatitis awareness videos

• Posters and banners could be downloaded from

www.whdcanada.org

• Hepatitis materials could be ordered from CATIE website

http://www.catie.ca/en/whd

WHD 2016 Call for Proposals

• Organizations across Canada are welcome to fill in the proposal form from http://goo.gl/forms/HBTFDxtQ3g

• The deadline is June 3rd, 2016

• Email Ecaterina Damian at edamian@csih.org for a word template

Acknowledgements

Thank you for your participation!

For more information contact

Ecaterina Perean Damian

edamian@csih.org

References

• http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/hep/hep-2015-eng.php

• https://whdcanada.org/

• https://whdcanada.org/events/

• https://whdcanada.org/news/

• https://www.youtube.com/user/CSIHglobal/featured

• http://www.catie.ca/en/whd

• http://www.worldhepatitisalliance.org/

• http://www.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_topics&view=article&id=24&Itemid=40749

• http://who.int/topics/hepatitis/en/

• http://www.worldhepatitisday.org/en

References