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Community workforce

People working in the community play a very important role in addressing hepatitis B and C. This may be through providing support to people living with hepatitis or educating the community and workplaces. This page provides a set of information useful to health educators, support workers or volunteers who work with people living with, or at risk of, hepatitis B or hepatitis C.  

Hepatitis B Guide

Hepatitis B Guide

Testing, treatment and staying healthy. This guide is to help you understand the process from being tested for hepatitis B (often called hep B) to living well with chronic (life-long) hep B. Read more

Published: 31st March, 2020

Updated: 24th August, 2021

Author: Danny Adams

Hepatitis C Guides

Hepatitis C Guides

Testing and treating hepatitis C: Information for GPs and patients. Download these pdf resources specific to doctors and patients. Most patients with hep C can now be safely managed and cured in primary care. Read more

Published: 31st March, 2020

Updated: 18th September, 2020

Author: Danny Adams

Mental Health Worker Information

Mental Health Worker Information

Information to support people working in mental health services when discussing hepatitis C. Read more

Published: 27th February, 2020

Updated: 4th March, 2022

Author: Kevin Marriott

National Strategies

National Strategies

Links to Australia's National Hepatitis Strategies 2018 2022 Read more

Published: 27th September, 2018

Updated: 8th July, 2020

Author: Kevin Marriott

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  • Media Release: The world’s biggest ever trivia event launches nationwide community grants programme

    Media Release: The world’s biggest ever trivia event launches nationwide community grants programme

    Australia’s Biggest Quiz is set to engage communities across every State and Territory, in a history-making-record-breaking event to help end hepatitis C… and it could be coming to a town near you!

  • Australia's Biggest Quiz

    Australia's Biggest Quiz

    Hepatitis Australia seeks to partner with community organisations and groups for history-making trivia event

  • World Hepatitis Alliance: ‘I Can’t Wait’ is the campaign theme for World Hepatitis Day 2022

    World Hepatitis Alliance: ‘I Can’t Wait’ is the campaign theme for World Hepatitis Day 2022

    The World Hepatitis Alliance has launched World Hepatitis Day 2022, with the new campaign theme, ‘I Can’t Wait’ The theme highlights the need to accelerate the fight against viral hepatitis which claims one life every 30 seconds The day comes as the world faces a new outbreak of unexplained acute hepatitis infections affecting children

  • Media Release: World Hepatitis Day 28 July - Hepatitis Can't Wait!

    Media Release: World Hepatitis Day 28 July - Hepatitis Can't Wait!

    This year, the theme for World Hepatitis Day is Hepatitis Can’t Wait, highlighting the urgency of taking action against hepatitis B and hepatitis C.

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  • A cure for hepatitis C

    A cure for hepatitis C

    Highly effective medicines are available in Australia to cure hepatitis C

  • No, you’re not being tested for hepatitis as part of a routine blood test

    No, you’re not being tested for hepatitis as part of a routine blood test

    Hepatitis B and C are the most common blood borne viruses in Australia but testing for them is not part of normal blood tests—you generally have to ask your doctor.

  • Living with hepatitis B: The myth of the healthy carrier

    Living with hepatitis B: The myth of the healthy carrier

    If you’ve been told that you are “just a healthy carrier”, read on for a myth-busting update from Dr Alice Lam.

  • What is hepatitis C?

    What is hepatitis C?

    Basic information about hepatitis C and how it can affect you.

  • Hepatitis B treatment

    Hepatitis B treatment

    Who needs treatment for hepatitis B and what is involved.

  • Testing for hepatitis B

    Testing for hepatitis B

    Tests used to diagnose hepatitis B

  • Hepatitis B vaccination

    Hepatitis B vaccination

    Hepatitis B can be prevented with a safe and effective vaccine.

  • Testing for hepatitis C

    Testing for hepatitis C

    Information about the tests used to diagnose hepatitis C (hep C) infection

  • What is hepatitis B?

    What is hepatitis B?

    Basic information about hepatitis B transmission and how it affects people.

  • Hepatitis C symptoms

    Hepatitis C symptoms

    Symptoms of hepatitis C are not always obvious

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