In Our Library: June 2026 Highlights

Hepatitis B surveillance, adult hepatitis B vaccination, viral hepatitis and liver cancer, and more…

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Surveillance for hepatitis B indicators: tracking Australia’s progress towards hepatitis B elimination – national report 2024

Melbourne, Doherty Institute, 2026.

Statistics for prevalence, diagnosis, engagement in care, treatment, deaths, and jurisdictional disparities.

Sexually transmissible infections & blood-borne viruses handbook for SA

ACCHS Adelaide, Aboriginal Health Council of SA, 2026.

Developed and updated to facilitate a standardised evidence-based approach to control programs for STIs and BBVs at the comprehensive primary health care level within ACCHSS in South Australia (SA).

Viral hepatitis and liver cancer: QLD report

Brisbane, Hepatitis Queensland and Cancer Council Queensland, 2026.

Viral hepatitis remains a central driver of liver cancer risk in Queensland. Despite substantial advances in prevention and treatment, mortality rates continue to rise while outcomes for most other cancers improve. Makes recommendations for priority action.

Pathway to progress: the health and economic gains of 2030 viral hepatitis elimination

Canberra, Hepatitis Australia, 2026.

Examines the consequences of failing to meet agreed targets and outlines the costs to people, governments, and society. The estimates draw on economic modelling and lived-living experience insights to capture both healthcare impacts and the broader effects on wellbeing, workforce participation, and human rights.

Needle syringe program national minimum data collection: 10 year national data report 2016-2025

Sydney, Kirby Institute, 2025.

All Australian states and territories operate needle syringe programs (NSPs), providing a range of services to people who inject drugs (PWID). NSPs are a key component of current and previous National Strategies designed to reduce blood-borne viral infections and their associated morbidity, mortality and personal and social impacts.

Hepatitis B vaccination for adults

Melbourne, Hepatitis Australia and St Vincent’s Hospital, 2026.

Brief information about transmission, benefits of vaccination and who should get vaccinated. Includes a dose tracker.

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Last updated 2 July 2026