In 2004, two European associations of hepatitis patients launched a worldwide campaign to raise awareness of hepatitis prevention and treatment, the first WorldHepatitisAwarenessDay. The first World Hepatitis Awareness Day was held on October 1, 2004 in Brussels, Belgium, under the theme “YouHaveCompany”, with the main objective of informing the public, the medical community, and government personnel about the prevention, screening, and treatment of hepatitis C. The second World Hepatitis Awareness Day, initiated by the Austrian, Bangladeshi, Belgian, Croatian, Greek, Egyptian, Polish, Serbian, Montenegrin, Spanish, Swedish and Thai liver disease associations, was held in Brussels, Belgium, on October 1, 2005, under the theme “Hepatitis C: APriorityToday”. APriorityToday”, with the main objective of making government officials aware of the seriousness of hepatitis C and adopting a national health care plan. On September 26, 2006, the WHO Regional Office for Europe, the European Federation of People Living with Liver Disease, the European Union and the European Liver Institute jointly held the third World Hepatitis Awareness Day press conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, with the theme “GetTested Now”. On October 1, 2007, the World Health Organization (WHO) Europe, the European Liver Federation, the European Union and the European Liver Institute jointly held the fourth World Hepatitis Awareness Day press conference in Brussels, Belgium, with the theme “Hepatitis? GetTested!”. . In November 2007, the World Hepatitis Alliance was officially established and decided to continue the World Hepatitis Awareness Day, but on October 1, the National Day of China, the Chinese representative proposed to change the date. However, October 1 was China’s National Day and the Chinese representative proposed to change the date of the event. In the end, the World Hepatitis Alliance decided to hold World Hepatitis Day on May 19, 2008, with more than 200 patient groups from many countries participating in the event and jointly issuing this year’s theme – “Am I Number 12? (Am I Number 12)?” On May 21, 2010, the WHO World Health Assembly adopted a resolution to designate July 28 as World Hepatitis Day to raise awareness of the dangers of hepatitis and to build consensus to address the issue.