Yes, I do see what you mean. I offer two examples of significant social awareness increases in the last 20 years. One is the previously mentioned AIDs epidemic. The second is breast cancer. Both of these diseases were able to break through the natural social resistance to disease awareness and gain significant increase in resources for their cause.
If our collective ignorance of hepatitis causes resource impediments as well as social/civil problems in the workplace, housing, and medical access, then yes they do need to raise our awareness. Have you read the story of this medical worker’s workplace troubles with her nurse supervisor diabetes ignorance?