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ONE LIFE ONE LIVER

Prof. Dr. Bilgehan Aygen, a faculty member at
the Department of Infectious Diseases and

Clinical Microbiology/ERU Faculty of Medicine,
gave information about the transmission
routes of chronic viral hepatitis, the severity of
the disease, geographical distribution and
prevention methods on the occasion of “July 28

World Hepatitis Day”. She stated that deaths
due to hepatitis increased in the world while
deaths due to tuberculosis and HIV infection
decreased.

She said that viral hepatitis would claim the lives of more people by 2040 than

malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS combined if the current trend continued. In
addition, she touched upon the importance of individual effort and the
importance of cooperation in diagnosing the disease and raising public
awareness. She laid stress on “One Life, One Liver”.
MAY 5 WORLD HAND HYGIENE DAY

Various activities were organized to raise awareness and to boost the morale of pediatric
patients on the occasion of “May 5 World Hand Hygiene Day” at KANKA Pediatric
Hematology-Oncology Hospital. The healthcare professionals who were chosen as Hand
Hygiene Champions were presented with flowers and gifts at the Meeting Hall of the Chief

Physician’s Office. Chief Physician Prof. Dr. Fatih Horozoğlu, Deputy Chief Physicians Prof.
Dr. Kemal Deniz and Asst. Prof. Şahin Temel, Assoc. Prof. Gamze Kalın Ünüvar, a faculty
member at the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology and
Chairperson of the Hospital Infection Control Board, Asst. Prof. Zeynep Türe, a faculty

member at the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Chief Nurse
Fatma Yeşil, Deputy Chief Nurses and the Infection Control Board Nurses attended the
event.

ERCİYES UNIVERSITY
SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2023