Preventive hepatology at AIIMS Rishikesh: Delivering comprehensive and integrated care for liver diseases in Northern state of India.

Globally, liver diseases accounts for 4% of all deaths. Annually, over 2 million deaths occur due to preventable causes of chronic liver diseases and liver cancer like fatty liver diseases (alcoholic or non alcoholic) and viral hepatitis B and C. The burden of chronic liver diseases are increasing, and the epidemiology and demographics of people affected by these diseases are changing.