#BtheVoice Video Library
The B the Voice story bank is a global effort to elevate the voices of those living with hepatitis B. It’s a compliment to the #justB storytelling campaign that focuses on the U.S. Each story is unique and is told by a person living with hepatitis B. Many of the topics covered by the storytellers include stigma, discrimination, access to healthcare and more.
Ibrahima’s Story of Living with Hepatitis B, Hepatitis Delta, and Liver Cancer in Senegal
Ibrahima’s story describes his experience living with chronic hepatitis B from a young age without knowing it, which led to delayed diagnosis and serious health complications. In 2010, he tested positive for HBV, and from 2011 to 2015 he faced HDV co-infection, intensive medical monitoring, expensive treatment, financial hardship, stigma, and job loss. His illness later progressed to liver cancer, requiring chemoembolization in Egypt in 2016 and a liver transplant in 2021 made possible by a donation from his daughter. He emphasizes the importance of hepatitis prevention, vaccination, testing, treatment access, follow-up care, research, and collective advocacy, including Ibrahima's founding of SAAFARA HEPATITES SENEGAL and involvement in global hepatitis organizations.