Gilead Sciences, a global pharmaceutical company, ran an innovative Pan-African awareness campaign for viral hepatitis. The campaign, called Kick Virus B and C was linked to the Total African Cup of Nations that took place in Egypt from 21 June to 19 July 2019.

Gilead Sciences, one of the four main sponsors of the tournament, created a special fan zone at the Cairo International Stadium that allowed fans to get more information on the disease and pledge their support by kicking a football.

Hepatitis B and C is now one of the biggest infectious disease killers in Africa surpassing HIV/AIDs and TB in some countries.

As part of the campaign, leading African experts shared their views on the disease. In Uganda, Kenneth Kabagambe, the Founding Executive Director of the National Organisation for People Living with Hepatitis B wrote an informative piece about hepatitis in Uganda. Click here to read his feature.