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**Let’s join force to end health disparities using technology!**
Pophealth Booster project started from a personal story. My brother-in-law was tested HBV positive about 20 years ago, but did not do anything until his liver suddenly failed in 2010. He had a liver transplant but it was too late - cancer had spread already. After exhausting all treatment options, he passed away before Christmas in 2011. His tragedy inspired me to find solutions to prevent the same tragedy from happening to millions of chronic hepatitis patients around the world.
Problem: It’s estimated by WHO and US HHS that about 500 million people worldwide are chronically infected by HBV or HCV, and 70% of them are not getting tested and treated. Many of these chronic hepatitis patients will face liver failure or liver cancer, which cause about 1 million death per year. Such shocking health disparities also exists
