Policies & Research

World Hepatitis Day 2025 – It’s Time for Action: Testing Saves Lives

In Australia, there are two diseases which, together, kill nearly 1000 people every year. They affect close to 300,000 people and are also the leading causes of rising liver cancer …

98.9%: The Hepatitis C Cure Rate with Current Direct-Acting Antivirals

When we at Hepatitis SA talk with members of the community about hepatitis C treatment, we usually point out that the current available cure works for more than 95% of …

‘Malhotra Syndrome’: What is it?

A study recently published by a gastroenterology research team in India, has identified a new ”phobia’ in people who have been cured of hepatitis C – the fear of reinfection. …

Experimental Hep B Treatments: Good & Bad News

Two different experimental hepatitis B virus (HBV) treatments have shown very different results in their phase 2 trials in recent weeks. One, while initially promising, has failed to show high …

A Promising New Approach to Treating Potentially Deadly Liver Disease

An experimental new treatment is showing early promise in the fight against liver fibrosis – a serious condition that affects millions.

Transforming Hepatitis B Care: WHO Takes the Lead

Momentum is growing to simplify and expand treatment criteria so that more people with chronic hepatitis B will be treated.

Pat Dodson Urges PM to Act on Reconciliation

Former Labor senator Pat Dodson, sometimes called ‘the Father of Reconciliation’, has emerged from a self-imposed silence to urge the prime minister to take up the cause once more with …

Beating Cancer Through Hepatitis Elimination

Despite having all the tools to combat liver cancer, a lack of prioritisation and action has resulted in an increase in mortality worldwide. These deaths are entirely preventable if people …

The Hepatitis Delta Global Landscape

WHA calls for hepatitis delta educational programs for community-based organisations and policymakers

Single-Contact Test and Cure for Hepatitis C?

Long-acting treatment could be the catalyst for hepatitis C elimination in vulnerable communities. Despite the introduction of DAAs 50 million worldwide still live with chronic hepatitis C, and there are …

Can a Parent’s HBV Affect Their Newborn’s Heart?

Studies have shown a higher rate of congenital heart disease in infants born to parents with hepatitis B.

Call for Universal Hepatitis B Testing to Stop the Rise in Liver Cancer Deaths

Hepatitis SA is backing Hepatitis Australia’s call for universal hepatitis B (HBV) testing, after new data confirmed the silent role of chronic hepatitis B in Australia’s rising liver cancer deaths, …

Closing the Ever-Widening Gap

Despite the rejection of the Voice in the 2023 referendum, some working in the sector still see hope.

Federal Budget Responses

The 2025-26 Federal Budget–showing the Labor government’s plans if re-elected in May–has an emphasis on public health investment, focused on strengthening primary care and improving access to PBS-listed medicines. The …