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Stopping
Hepatitis B
at Birth

Stopping
Hepatitis B
at Birth

Stopping Hepatitis B at Birth

The Silent Killer

When Ma Mu Mu Than was pregnant with her first child, she underwent a routine blood test in Yangon, Myanmar. The doctor told her that she had tested positive for the hepatitis B virus. In Myanmar, an estimated 3.5 million people are living with this virus and it is most commonly transmitted from mothers to children during birth. The disease is often referred to as the “silent killer” as many people are unaware that they are infected.  If left untreated, it can cause liver failure and liver cancer.

When she received her diagnosis, Ma Mu Mu Than agreed to enroll in an innovative pilot project developed by Community Partners International in partnership with the B.K. Kee Foundation and the Myanmar Liver Foundation to prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B in low-income communities in Yangon. She joined more than 100 other pregnant mothers with hepatitis B. Watch the video to find out what happened:

Global Statistics

Hepatitis B

0 Million
people were living with hepatitis B worldwide in 2022.
0 Million
deaths caused by hepatitis B worldwide in 2022.
0 %
of babies worldwide didn't receive the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth in 2022.

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Your gift can help babies born to mothers with hepatitis B i vulnerable communities receive the vaccine within 24 hours of birth and two follow-up doses, preventing 95%+ of cases of mother-to-child transmission.

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