{"id":6984,"date":"2025-11-20T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T00:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/?p=6984"},"modified":"2025-11-28T11:47:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T02:17:55","slug":"tasmania-to-pilot-national-hepatitis-c-awareness-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/2025\/11\/tasmania-to-pilot-national-hepatitis-c-awareness-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Tasmania to pilot national hepatitis C awareness campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Australian Government is funding a new hepatitis C awareness campaign to be piloted in Tasmania, as part of national efforts to&nbsp;identify&nbsp;and treat people who may be living with the virus without knowing it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Australia has made&nbsp;significant progress&nbsp;toward&nbsp;eliminating&nbsp;hepatitis C as a public health threat by 2030. Treatments are&nbsp;fully&nbsp;subsidised&nbsp;through the<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)&nbsp;and cure more than 95% of cases, usually within 8 to 12 weeks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e7873975b21&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e7873975b21\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"376\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/campaign_banners-ana-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/campaign_banners-ana-web.jpg 800w, https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/campaign_banners-ana-web-600x282.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/campaign_banners-ana-web-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/campaign_banners-ana-web-768x361.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, many people&nbsp;remain&nbsp;unaware they may have been exposed,&nbsp;particularly those who had medical or cosmetic procedures overseas, received blood transfusions before 1990, injected drugs at some point, or got tattoos in informal settings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHepatitis C is curable, and no one should feel judged or ashamed to ask for a test,&#8221; explained federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.gov.au\/ministers\/the-hon-rebecca-white-mp?language=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, Rebecca White<\/a>. &#8220;Stigma is still one of the biggest barriers to\u00a0treatment\u00a0and it\u00a0shouldn\u2019t\u00a0be.\u00a0A simple blood test is all it takes to find out if you have hepatitis C. The treatment is safe, fully subsidised and cures more than 95% of cases.\u00a0If you think\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0even a small chance you could have been exposed,\u00a0at any point in your life,\u00a0talk to your GP. 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Insights from the Tasmanian rollout will help inform further expansion across other states and territories.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e7873976651&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e7873976651\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"377\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/campaign_banners-scott-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/campaign_banners-scott-web.jpg 800w, https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/campaign_banners-scott-web-600x283.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/campaign_banners-scott-web-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/campaign_banners-scott-web-768x362.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The campaign also aligns with International Men\u2019s Day,&nbsp;recognising&nbsp;that men aged 40 to 65 are more likely to be living with hepatitis C without symptoms.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Testing is simple and can be arranged through a GP or via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heplink.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HepLink<\/a>, which provides free and confidential support. 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