Rav’s Story: Navigating Life with Hepatitis Delta

About this episode

Ravshan Yakubov shares his journey living with hepatitis B and D, discussing the challenges of co-infection and his hopes for future treatments.

In this episode, Bright and Anousha speak with Ravshan Yakubov, a storyteller and patient advocate living with hepatitis B and Delta. Diagnosed as a child in Uzbekistan, Rav later discovered he had hepatitis D and liver cirrhosis after moving to Canada. He shares his journey, the challenges of co-infection, and his hope for future treatment options. Learn more about Rav's story here: https://youtu.be/rMmi90OIPAA Support the show Our website: www.hepb.org Support B Heppy! Social M...

People in this episode

Hosts: Bright, Anousha

Guest: Ravshan Yakubov

Topics covered

• hepatitis B
• hepatitis D
• liver cirrhosis
• patient advocacy
• storytelling
• treatment options

Keywords

• hepatitis B
• hepatitis D
• liver cirrhosis
• patient advocate
• Uzbekistan
• Canada
• treatment options

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hepatitis B Foundation

Places: Uzbekistan, Canada

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