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  • Worldwide,
    1 in 12 people are living with chronic hepatitis B or C.

  • Unlike hepatitis A & B,
    there is no vaccine for hepatitis C.

  • Hepatitis C can be cured by treatment.

  • Hepatitis C is the leading cause
    of liver transplants in Australia.

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B is caused by the hepatitis B virus. Find out how Hepatitis B can be prevented.
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Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C is caused by the hepatitis C virus. Find out how Hepatitis C can be prevented.
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Hepatitis A, D, & E

Other types of hepatitis are A, D and E. Find out the how they are transmitted by reading further.
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Updates & News

Australians gain access to new medicines to help cure hepatitis C

Two new medicines are being made available by the Federal government to help tackle the rapidly rising burden of disease stemming from long-standing hepatitis C infection.

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A barrier of ‘shame’ to hep C treatment in Australia.

A report The Silent Pandemic – Tackling Hepatitis C with policy innovation released today by the prestigious Economist Intelligence Unit warns that hepatitis C is a time bomb. The report indicates that the impact of Hepatitis C (which is already responsible for more deaths each year in Australia than HIV/AIDS) will continue grow as people infected decades ago develop so-called end-stage conditions.



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National Infoline

1300 437 222
Find the nearest hepatitis organisations
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News

03 Jan 2013
Federal Member for Brisbane Teresa Gambaro writes about the growing need for the new generation of Hepatitis C treatments to be listed on the PBS.
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Our other websites

Includes information for educators, youth and your liver's health.
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