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  2. Media Releases

Media Releases

Below is a series of media releases and media statements from Hepatitis Australia.

Media outlets wishing to arrange interviews should contact our office on 02 6232 4257 or send an email.

Media Release: On World Hepatitis Day Australia glows green to help find people living with viral hepatitis

Media Release: On World Hepatitis Day Australia glows green to help find people living with viral hepatitis

World Hepatitis Day brings into focus Australia's commitment to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030. Health advocates in Australia assert that eliminating viral hepatitis is achievable if governments ramp up efforts. Read more

Published: 28th July, 2023

Updated: 31st July, 2023

Author: Grace Hogan

Media Release: Get Ready for Quiz May-hem!

Media Release: Get Ready for Quiz May-hem!

Australia could be the first country in the world to eliminate hepatitis C! We have a CURE. Now, Australians need to keep talking about it! Read more

Published: 26th May, 2023

Author: Grace Hogan

Media Release: National Hepatitis Infoline Launches to Support Thousands Affected by Viral Hepatitis

Media Release: National Hepatitis Infoline Launches to Support Thousands Affected by Viral Hepatitis

Officially launched at Parliament House in Canberra, the National Hepatitis Infoline is a free and confidential service that provides localised information and support to anyone, anywhere in Australia. Read more

Published: 17th April, 2023

Updated: 9th June, 2023

Author: Grace Hogan

Joint Statement: Hepatitis B and hepatitis C are not transmitted through saliva

Joint Statement: Hepatitis B and hepatitis C are not transmitted through saliva

Recent news articles published in Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory have incorrectly suggested that hepatitis C and hepatitis B can be transmitted through saliva. Hepatitis Australia and ASHM issue this public statement in response. Read more

Published: 2nd September, 2022

Updated: 17th April, 2023

Author: Grace Hogan

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! Read more

Published: 11th August, 2022

Author: Grace Hogan

Media Release: Australia set to break the world trivia record… and end hepatitis C in the process!

Media Release: Australia set to break the world trivia record… and end hepatitis C in the process!

Australia can be the first country in the world to end hepatitis C.  This historic public health goal is being amplified in a nation-wide trivia event, designed to bring communities together, get people talking, and disseminate positive information. Read more

Published: 18th July, 2022

Author: Hepatitis Australia

World Hepatitis Summit 2022 urges action to eliminate viral hepatitis as every 30 seconds a person dies from a hepatitis-related illness

World Hepatitis Summit 2022 urges action to eliminate viral hepatitis as every 30 seconds a person dies from a hepatitis-related illness

The World Hepatitis Summit 2022 will review progress and renew commitments by global partners to accelerate action to achieve the global target of eliminating of viral hepatitis by 2030. Read more

Published: 7th June, 2022

Author: Hepatitis Australia

12 month funding a lifeline but 2030 hepatitis elimination goals demand longer-term investment

12 month funding a lifeline but 2030 hepatitis elimination goals demand longer-term investment

Hepatitis Australia welcomes the Australian Government’s commitment of short-term (12 months) funding under the National Preventive Health Strategy 2021-2030 to support key organisations to continue existing programs in the national response to hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV and STIs. Read more

Published: 29th March, 2022

Updated: 22nd August, 2022

Author: Danny Adams

Removing barriers to telehealth will improve access to hepatitis B treatment and hepatitis C cures

Removing barriers to telehealth will improve access to hepatitis B treatment and hepatitis C cures

Media Statement Budget 2021: Hepatitis Australia welcomes the Australian Government’s commitment to extend telehealth and remove access barriers in the 2021 Budget. Patients with hepatitis B and hepatitis C can now access treatment via telehealth without needing to have previously or recently seen that clinician. Read more

Published: 12th May, 2021

Author: Grace Hogan

Investment in life saving research can eliminate viral hepatitis

Investment in life saving research can eliminate viral hepatitis

Media statement Budget 2021: Hepatitis Australia welcomes the Australian Government’s significant investment of $6.7 billion in medical research over the next 4 years, including $2.6 billion for the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) and $3.6 billion for the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Read more

Published: 12th May, 2021

Author: Grace Hogan

Renewed calls for Needle & Syringe Programs in prisons ahead of International Drug Users Day

Renewed calls for Needle & Syringe Programs in prisons ahead of International Drug Users Day

The Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL) and Hepatitis Australia are highlighting international calls for Needle and Syringe Programs (NSPs) in prisons, along with a greater focus on harm reduction initiatives, ahead of International Drug Users Day on 1 November. Read more

Published: 29th October, 2020

Updated: 30th October, 2020

Author: Grace Hogan

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

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. Read more

Published: 6th October, 2020

Updated: 7th October, 2020

Author: Grace Hogan

Investment in liver cancer medicines matched with prevention are changing Australian lives

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). Read more

Published: 6th October, 2020

Updated: 7th October, 2020

Author: Grace Hogan

2020 Nobel Prize awarded for discovery of hepatitis C virus

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’. Read more

Published: 6th October, 2020

Updated: 7th October, 2020

Author: Grace Hogan

Let’s Talk Hep on World Hepatitis Day – 28 July

Let’s Talk Hep on World Hepatitis Day – 28 July

As Australia grapples with COVID-19 outbreaks, it is important to remember that viral hepatitis is also a pandemic. Viral hepatitis can lead to liver cancer and directly impacts nearly 360,000 people in Australia. Read more

Published: 28th July, 2020

Updated: 20th August, 2020

Author: Kevin Marriott

Hepatitis Australia appoints new CEO

Hepatitis Australia appoints new CEO

04 March 2020 - Hepatitis Australia announces appointment of new CEO Read more

Published: 4th March, 2020

Author: Kevin Marriott

New President to lead the Board of Hepatitis Australia

New President to lead the Board of Hepatitis Australia

17 January 2020 - Hepatitis Australia announces Grant Phelps as the new President of the Board. Read more

Published: 16th January, 2020

Author: Kevin Marriott

Welcome to our new website

Welcome to our new website

Welcome to our newly updated website. The fresh new look is easier to navigate, so finding information about hepatitis or how to get help is even simpler.  Read about the new features and how to leave feedback here. Read more

Published: 25th June, 2019

Author: Grace Hogan

New hepatitis C treatment data confirms time for action is now

New hepatitis C treatment data confirms time for action is now

The latest hepatitis C treatment data released by the Kirby Institute shows that, since March 2016, an estimated 70,260 people in Australia have commenced treatment to cure hepatitis C*. But is this enough to prevent the ongoing deaths each year in Australia from liver disease associated with hepatitis? Read more

Published: 20th June, 2019

Author: Kevin Marriott

No cause for celebration yet - more to do to stop hepatitis C deaths

No cause for celebration yet - more to do to stop hepatitis C deaths

In England deaths from liver disease related to hepatitis C fell by more than 16% between 2015 and 2017, achieving the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) target to reduce HCV-related mortality by 10% by 2020 three years early. Australia has also achieved the WHO’s 2020 mortality target. Some might say that this is good news - but at Hepatitis Australia we don’t agree. Read more

Published: 2nd May, 2019

Updated: 5th June, 2019

Author: Kevin Marriott

Hepatitis Australia welcomes The Australian Greens commitment to viral hepatitis helping to end liver cancer deaths.

Hepatitis Australia welcomes The Australian Greens commitment to viral hepatitis helping to end liver cancer deaths.

Hepatitis Australia is pleased to have received full support from The Australian Greens for our call to address gaps in hepatitis treatment and care. Read more

Published: 30th April, 2019

Updated: 7th June, 2019

Author: Kevin Marriott

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