AGARTALA, July 28 (TIWN): Along with the globe, Northeastern state Tripura has also celebrated World Hepatitis Day on Friday.

Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has inaugurated the programme at GB.

The progamme was organized by Hepatitis foundation of Tripura with the theme of "Eliminate Hepatitis".

World Hepatitis Day (WHD) takes places every year on 28 July and brings the world together under a single theme to raise awareness of the global burden of viral hepatitis and to influence real change.

One of just four disease-specific global awareness days officially endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO), WHD unites patient organisations, governments, medical professionals, civil society, industry and the general public to boost the global profile of viral hepatitis.