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Humberto Silva

Benjamin Lutterdam/sandbox/Humberto Silva
Entrevista WHF
Born
Humberto Coelho Neto e Silva

(1965-02-17) February 17, 1965 (age 59)
Santo Andre, Sao Paulo
NationalityBrazilian
Occupation(s)Philanthropy, Business and Social Marketing

Humberto Coelho Neto e Silva (Santo André, 17 de fevereiro de 1965) is humanitarian leader in the global fight against Hepatitis. He is a marketing professional and a director of various philanthropic foundations.

He is the creator of the Hepatitis Zero project, that aims to mobilize more than two hundred countries around the world to the detection, treatment, vaccination and prevention of Hepatitis.[1][2]

He is the President of the R.A.G (Rotary Action Group) that is in formation to fight against Viral Hepatitis.

This project targets the global eradication of all forms of Viral Hepatitis.[3]

On August 4, 2017 the municipality of Sao Paulo granted Humberto Silva the Honorary Citizenship for his role in the fight against hepatitis, child cancer and other humanitarian actions Hepatites Virais, ao Câncer Infantil e demais ações humanitárias. [4]


História

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Humberto discovered that he was contaminated with the HCV virus in 2010, when he was making preparations for a journey to South Africa, where he was going to watch the Soccer World Cup. As he intended to visit various African countries as part of his humanitarian work with children affected by cancer, he decided to get vaccinated. The infectologist that treated him asked him to get some blood exams, including for Hepatitis C. After taking the exam, to his surprise, he discovered he had Hepatitis C. As a consequence he had the Biopsy where he found he had Cirrhosis. It was established that he had been infected for many years, probably over thirty, without ever having had any symptoms.

Upon his return from Africa Humberto researched into everything about Hepatitis, principally C, to the point of becoming an "expert" on the theme. He inititiated a series of congresses in his country and abroad.[5][6][7][8] [9]. erplexed by the fact that he had never felt any symptoms, yet his liver was already severely afftected and he was already with advanced Cirrhosis, Humberto found out that there were three million Brazilians infected without their being aware.[10] -Worldwide there are about half a billion people with Hepatitis B and C.

Humberto Silva and Michael Houghton

Promessa

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Humberto thus concluded that, as he had been a victim of the disease and found a way to his cure, he had received a mission from God. As a thanks for the fact that he had discovered his illness by chance, and had the opportunity to be treated and cured, he made a vow to work as long as he had strength in his body, for free, to help those in need and to try to change the way the world treats the disease.


A Associação Brasileira dos Portadores de Hepatite

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Humberto Silva sob Cristo Redentor

The Brazilian Association of Hepatitis Patients

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As he was unable to conform to the unfair and inhumane manner in which the disease was treated by the health authorities, he founded the biggest Hepatitis NGO in Brazil, the ABPH, that has as its great mission the discovery of those infected and enabling their access to treatment and a cure.[11][12][13][14]



CLINICAS GRATUITAS

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Humberto founded a clinic that offers consultations with renowned Hepatologists and has a modern machine called Fibroscan that is still quite unknown to most Brazilians and that is unavailable in the public health system. Private hospitals and clinics do offer it, but at prices inaccessible to most Brazilians. The clinic provides Hepatitis patients a treatment completely free of charge, including consultations and exams.[15][16][17].

Quickly the clinic became a success among the patients, whom Humberto refers to as his "Hepbrothers and sisters", so he decided to open more. Today the ABPH has free clinics in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, Fortaleza and Belo Horizonte.[18].

O Fundo Mundial para a Hepatite

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With the aim of extending his work to the rest of the world, Humberto founded, in New York, on 17th June 2013, the World Hepatitis Fund, the launch of which took place at the United Nations, during an interview at Radio UN.[19][20]

Tratamento e Cura

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His treatment involved the use of Interferon and Ribavirina, the only medicines available at that time (2011 to 2013). This entailed a weekly injection in the stomach and brought various side effects such as trembling, mood swings, lack of air, coughing, anaemia, loss of weight, canker sores, low platelet count etc, Humberto managed to get cure after two years of treatment.

HEPATITIS ZERO PROJECT

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Equipe ABPH com Ministro da Saúde

The creator of one of the most daring humanitarian projects in history, Humberto took his dream to Rotary International, showing the Rotarians, in various parts of the world, the gravity of the situation with Hepatitis, diseases that kill per year, around 14 million people.[21]

The project intends to save from their ignorance of the distasse the half a billion people in all nations, through testing, treatment and new public policies.[22][23]


Pilgrimage

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Helped by the fact that he speaks 6 languages, Humberto has visited ninety six countries around the world and today he is still working to attract more allies and initiate even more campaigns for his battle against Hepatitis.

Testing Millions of People

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OHis biggest desire is to discover those infected, breaking the silence and the taboos that leave the disease hidden out of public sight. To this end his campaigns have conducted millions of free tests in public spaces and detected thousands of people who are contaminated. As a result each person diagnosed has the opportunity to get treated, cured and save their life.

Back-ground

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Before he was infected with the disease Humberto was already working with philanthropy. He is also an owner of a marketing group.


CHILDREN'S CANCER CLINIC

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Humberto founed the Children' s Assistence Fund (FAC) in 2001. It is an plhilanthropic foundation that maintains various support houses (where a child with cancer and one parent can stay) in 15 Brazilian states.

FAC greatest feat to date has been the construction of its free clinic, also known as "Humberto's House" that cares for children with cancer, providing medical services from oncologists, haematologists, dentists, psychologists, nutritionists etc, plus offering a wide range of treatments including chemotherapy..[24][25][26]

Abertura do mercado inglês de futebol

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Another important part of his life was his opening of the English football market for Brazilians, having negotiated the deal that took the first Brazilian footballer to play in the top league there; Mirandinha sold by Palmeiras to Newcastle United in 1987. Up until then there had been a certain rejection to Brazilian players, there was a belief that they did not have the strength and stamina necessary to face the hard English championship. [27]

Humberto, who at the time was only 22 years old, worked in the then English First Division (equivalent to today's Premier League) for six months at Newcastle United FC.

  1. ^ http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/portuguese/2013/06/ongs-querem-maior-divulgacao-sobre-prevencao-e-cuidados-da-hepatite-c/. Retrieved 24 de maio de 2016. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |published= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |titulo= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "People born between 1945 and 1965 should take the exam that detects hepatitis C. Test is available on the public network". Portal do Consumidor. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Programa de Erradicação das Hepatites fecha parceria com o Rotary International no Brasil". Assisnotícias. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Humberto Silva é homenageado por combater a hepatite". Nayara Costa, TV Câmara. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Entrevista no Programa do Jô". Globoplay. Retrieved 26 May 2016..
  6. ^ "Bate Papo sobre Hepatite". Programa Todo Seu TV Gazeta. Retrieved 26 May 2016..
  7. ^ "Entrevista combate a hepatite". Rádio ONU. Retrieved 23 May 2016. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help).
  8. ^ "Ministro se reúne com representantes da Asscociação Brasileira dos Portadores de Hepatite". Portal PRB. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Ministro se reúne com representantes da Associação Brasileira dos Portadores de Hepatite". Ministério do Esporte. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Três milhões de brasileiros estão infectados pela hepatite C, mas não sabem que têm o vírus". Departamento de IST, Aids e Hepatites Virais - Ministério da Saúde. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Sindicato de Atletas Profissionais de São Paulo fecha parceria com Associação Brasileira dos Portadores de Hepatite". Sindicato de Atletas Profissionais de São Paulo. Retrieved 24 May 2016..
  12. ^ "Clínica ABPH promove testes rápidos de hepatite e novos os medicamentos Sofosbuvir chegam ao mercado". Rede TV News. Retrieved 22 May 2016..
  13. ^ "Cristo Redentor recebe iluminação bicolor para a Semana Mundial de Combate à Hepatite". Portal R7. Retrieved 22 de maio 2016. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help).
  14. ^ "Notícias, estudos e ações". Associação Brasileira dos Portadores de Hepatite. Retrieved 27 May 2016..
  15. ^ "Hospital Samaritano e ABPH realizam teste gratuito de hepatite". Anahp. Retrieved 24 May 2016..
  16. ^ "Exame detecta Fibrose no figado de pacientes com hepatite em dez minutos". Por Aline Leal, Edição: Fábio Massalli, Fonte: Agência Brasil. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  17. ^ "Clínicas promovem exame de Elastografia Hepatica gratuitos". Portal Sociedade Brasileira de Hepatologia. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  18. ^ "Sesau realiza exames de fígado não-invasivos nesta terça". Taciane Peres - Capital News. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  19. ^ "Meio bilhão de pessoas no mundo está contaminada com hepatite, só 5% sabem o diagnóstico". Egor Tetiushev / Getty Images/Hemera, por O Globo. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  20. ^ "World Hepatitis Fund Launches". PR Newswire. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  21. ^ "Dia Mundial da Hepatite 2014: pense novamente". Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde e Organização Mundial da Saúde. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  22. ^ "Rotarianos querem desenvolver o "Programa Hepatite Zero"". Jornal da Manhã Marília. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  23. ^ "Pessoas que nasceram entre 1945 e 1965 devem fazer exame que detecta hepatite C. Teste está disponível na rede pública". Camilla Muniz, Extra GLobo. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  24. ^ "Hoje você vai conhecer "O fundo de assistência a criança com câncer". Uma ONG que atende mais de 40 crianças, mas que pode atender muito mais!". TV Leão de Gilberto Barros. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  25. ^ {{cite web|url=http://www.tvgazeta.com.br/videos/semana-nacional-de-combate-ao-cancer-infantil/%7Ctitle= Semana nacional de combate ao câncer infantil|publisher=Programa Revista da Cidade, da TV Gazeta
  26. ^ "Acre fortalece parceria com o Fundo de Assistência à Criança". Nayanne Santana para Portal Notícias do Acre. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  27. ^ "Por que o Palmeiras não saiu da fila em 86?". Marcello De Vico e Vanderlei Lima para o Portal UOL, em Santos e São Paulo. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

Ligações Externas

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Website Projeto Hepatite Zero Website ABPH Website Fundo Mundial para a Hepatite (WHF)

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