Mental Health Worker Information

This fact sheet provides information for people working in Mental Health Services about discussing hepatitis C treatment and curing hepatitis C. It also dispels some of the myths related to hepatitis C.

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Page updated 14 January 2020

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An open letter to Australia

As a member of the Continuity of Care Collaboration this open letter is to remind everybody that while COVID-19 is taking centre stage, it’s important not to neglect other areas of your mental and physical health.
World Hepatitis Day 2021 - Update

For World Hepatitis Day 2021 Australia adopted the global theme of Hep Can’t Wait! In this article we highlight some of the activities that took place in Australia and through our global partners.
What should you do if you care for someone who has a chronic health condition or compromised immune system?
What can you do to protect yourself if you have hepatitis B or hepatitis C?

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.
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.
Clinical guidelines

Australian guidelines for the testing and treatment of hepatitis B and 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.
Taskforce on BBVs, Sexual Health and COVID-19

The BBV and sexual health sector taskforce discusses the scientific, clinical, BBV and sexual health service delivery and social implications of COVID-19, and provides consistent and evidence-based messaging to the health workforce, sector partners and community.
Eliminating Hepatitis

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

Hepatitis Australia resources translated into various languages
Hepatitis Statistics

A summary of the latest surveillance data for hepatitis B and C in Australia.
National Strategies

Links to Australia's National Hepatitis Strategies 2018 2022