Issue 99

September 2023

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Voices for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing

Given the evidence of huge disparities it is logical to give the Indigenous communities a valid voice
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World Hepatitis Day 2023

The focus of Hepatitis SA's 2023 World Hepatitis Day campaign was Life, Relationships and Hepatitis B.
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VOTE YES! Communities for the Voice

Community organisations like Hepatitis SA are coming forward to support the Uluru Statement of the Heart.

Hepatitis SA Supports the Voice to Parliament

On 5 June 2023, the Board of Hepatitis SA resolved to support the Voice to Parliament.Hepatitis SA accepts the invitation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart and welcomes the …

Hepatitis B Trends Falling Short

The Viral Hepatitis Mapping Project looks at geographic variations in the prevalence of viral hepatitis across Australia, as well as access to care, to identify priority areas for response. It is a …

Up to 3,000 lives saved in first year of Take-Home Naloxone program

Pharmaceutical Society of Australia calls for pharmacy participation in Take Home Naloxone program

How Hepatitis C Hides from the Immune System

Danish scientists have solved the question of how the hepatitis C virus hides in humans.

Hepatitis C Stigma and Discrimination in a Post-Cure World

Does the advent of effective hepatitis cure herald a transition to a truly ‘post-cure world'?