“We don’t have to let hepatitis take our communities. We can take action. As someone who has been through it, I know that this is important for the health of our community.”
— Kenson Alik, MELWP Director and a hepatitis B survivor
In May 2015, we partnered with local community leaders to re-launch the Micronesian Education for Liver Wellness Program (MELWP). Through peer educators, MELWP provides free “talk story” sessions to raise awareness about hepatitis B among Micronesian communities. Since it restarted, MELWP has provided over 70 culturally-based, in-language sessions for over 1100 community members in diverse settings ranging from health fairs to family garages to parks to Facebook Live.
For more info, download the MELWP brochure, or watch this short video in Marshallese.
