Hepatitis B Guide

Hepatitis B Guide: Testing, treatment and staying healthy

About this resource
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. It is designed to help people who are at risk of, or have been recently diagnosed with hep B. Translations available below.

Guide To Hepatitis B

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Updated 21 May 2020

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Investment in hepatitis research needs to be accompanied by National Strategy implementation funding

6 October 2020 - Hepatitis Australia welcomes the Australian Government’s commitment to diverse hepatitis research, however we remain concerned that the 2019 Health Budget funding for hepatitis commitments is yet to hit the ground.
Investment in liver cancer medicines matched with prevention are changing Australian lives

6 October 2020 - Hepatitis Australia welcomes the Australian Government’s significant investment of $230 million to expand the listing of Tecentriq® and Avastin® (atezolizumab and bevacizumab) on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
2020 Nobel Prize awarded for discovery of hepatitis C virus

6 October 2020 - Hepatitis Australia is celebrating the news that the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020 has been awarded jointly to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice ‘for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus’.
Not seeking help may place your health, or your life, at risk.

Patient safety and continuity of care is extremely important, particularly for people who have chronic and complex diseases or conditions, which is why Hepatitis Australia has joined the Continuity of Care Collaboration

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Australian guidelines for the testing and treatment of hepatitis B and hepatitis C
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Basic information about hepatitis B transmission and how it affects people.
Mental Health Worker Information

Information to support people working in mental health services when discussing hepatitis C.
Contact tracing in regional and remote areas

This video is designed for health workers, especially those working closely with regional and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Hepatitis B vaccination

Hepatitis B can be prevented with a safe and effective vaccine.
Taskforce on BBVs, Sexual Health and COVID-19

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COVID-19

Information on the coronavirus COVID-19 for people affected by hepatitis B or hepatitis C.
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Information about the symptoms of acute and chronic hepatitis B.
Eliminating Hepatitis

Resources to assist with achieving international goals to eliminate Viral Hepatitis by 2030.