A program on our "No Hep" and "Hepatitis Hour" was broadcasted in 98.9 FM" Radio Mirchi" by Mir in "Hi Kolkata" episode on 29th November" 2017.

Dr. Partha Sarathi Mukherjee" Chief Functionary" Liver Foundation" West Bengal" Dr. Dipesh Kumar Das" and Mr. Arindam Banerjee" attended the ECHO India Orientation event on 29th November 2017 in Pune" on behalf of the organization.

Hepatitis Hour was observed by the students of Scottish Church Collegiate School" Kolkata; Chowringhee High School" Kolkata; Bagbazar Multipurpose Girl's School" Kolkata on 28th November" 2017.

Some dignitaries of "Gilead Sciences Inc" USA" visited at our Indian Institute of Liver and Digestive Sciences" Sonarpur on 8th November"2017.

Dr. Partha Sarathi Mukherjee" Chief Functionary" Liver Foundation" West Bengal attended "American Public Health Association 2017"" the 145th Annual Meeting" 4-8 November"2017 at Atlanta" USA and also presented our research activities.

Dr. Partha Sarathi Mukherjee" Chief Functionary" Liver Foundation" West Bengal attended the "World Hepatitis Summit-2017" from 1-3 November"2017 organised by WHO and World Hepatitis Alliance in Brazil and presented our research activities on viral hepatitis . He also chaired a session in this Summit.

Hepatitis Hour was observed by the students of Bagbazar Multipurpose Girl's School" Kolkata and Scottish Church Collegiate School" Kolkata on 30th October" 2017.

Dr. Chandra Kant Patil Memorial Lecture -2017" on the topic "Donation or Investment- which one is more important/appropriate for health welfare" was held on 13th October" 2017 at Rotary Sadan" Kolkata to observe his 34th Birth anniversary. Eminent speakers were Sri Arup Raha" Dr. Tushar Kanjilal" Mr. Chandra Sekhar Ghosh" Dr. Kunal Sarkar" Dr. and Dr. Abhijit Chowdhury.

Hepatitis Hour" was observed by the students of Scottish Church Collegiate School" Kolkata; Bagbazar Multipurpose Girl's School" Kolkata on 22th September and by the students of Chowringhee High School" Kolkata on 28th September" 2017.

Empowerment program for Lakshyaved students was taken place on 24th September" 2017 at Baruipur Zilaparishad Complex" South24pgs. Dr. Saumitra Mohan" IAS and other dignitaries were present as speaker.

Policy Round Table Meeting on HBV and HCV prevention and care delivery in North-Eastern states of India was held on 10th September" 2017 at Indian Institute of Liver and Digestive Sciences" Sonarpur" in association with TATA TRUSTS. Health Officials of different North-Eastern states" NGOs and eminent media persons from this region" health agencies like" ICMR & WHO and different Pharmaceutical companies took part in this program.

Hepatitis Patient Empowerment program was held on 2nd September" 2017 at our Central Office" Kolkata.

Hepatitis Hour held at Scottish Church Collegiate School" Kolkata and Bagbazar Multipurpose Girl's School" Kolkata on 28th August" 2017. And this program was held at Chowringhee High School" Kolkata in presence of actor Tamal Roychowdhury on 29th August" 2017.

Lakshyaved-2017-19 session was started on 6th August" 2017 in Purulia.

On 28th July" 2017 Liver Foundation" West Bengal observed the World Hepatitis Day with a program entitled as "Let"s Work Together". This program was started with a rally from the front gate of Victoria Memorial. Different stakeholders i.e. Government" Media" Civil Society" Artist Forum" Kolkata Police" Hepatitis Patients" Forum and School students took part in this program. We have planned to engage different schools to observe "Hepatitis Hour" on 28th of every month throughout the year to make grand success the global movement of Word Hepatitis Alliance "Eliminate Hepatitis by 2030". Chowringhee High School" Bagbazar Multipurpose Girls High School" Scottish Church Collegiate School from Kolkata and Shishu Shiksha Kendra High School of Purulia" has given consent to observe "Hepatitis Hour". "Aajkaal"" the renowned Bengali Daily Newspaper" has agreed to publish our messages on hepatitis" free of cost" on 28th of every month" throughout the year.

Entrance examination for "Lakshyaved-2017-19" session was held on 9th July" 2017 in Birbhum" Purulia and Baruipur" South 24 PGS.

Hepatitis Patient Advocacy program was held on 1st July" 2017 at our Central Office" Kolkata.

Our hospital finally opened ALL ITS WINGS. Hon'ble President of India" Shri Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated on 18th May" 2017 in the presence of the Chief Minister of West Bengal" Smt. Mamata Bannerjee and the General Secretary" Ramakrishna Math and Mission" Swami Subiranandaji Maharaj.

Medicine distribution at a very low cost" to the members of Hepatitis Patients' Forum" started from 2nd May"2017.

Mrs. Arundhuti Bhattacharya" Chairman" State Bank of India" handed over a cheque for Rs.1.45 crores to our President Dr. Ashokananda Konar and Secretary Dr.Abhijit Chowdhury" for our hospital" IILDS" as CSR support" in an occasion at SBI Local Head Office on 8th April" 2017.

Social" Behavioral and Economic drivers of inappropriate antibiotic use by informal private health care providers in rural India" survey started on 21th March to 5th April 2017 at Birbhum (08 Block).

A press conference was organized on 4th April" 2017 at IILDS" regarding CSR support by Cipla Foundation. Mrs. Rumana Hamied" CEO-Cipla Foundation and Mr. Anurag Mishra" Operations Head – CSR" Cipla Foundation" were present in the conference.

Mr.Richard Downie" Deputy Director" of Center for Strategic and International Studies"USA and Mr. Deen L. Gsrba" a research associate of the organization" visited our Birbhum peripheral center" to meet RHCPs and their patients at Suri" on 26th March"2017.

Inspiration - 2017 a cultural program was organized on 12th March 2017" at ICCR" Kolkata" to celebrate the 10 years partnership with Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation" USA. The Rural Healthcare Providers" the Hepatitis Patients and the Grassroot Advocates took part in the drama and other presentations. Mr. John Damonti" President & Mrs. Phangisile Mtshali Manciya" Director" Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation" were present to grace the occasion.

4th session of e-Learning program was started on 3rd March" 2017 in Purulia" Kalyani" Murshidabad and Diamond Harbour(Ashapur) of West Bengal.