{"id":8199,"date":"2026-08-14T14:37:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T05:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/?p=8199"},"modified":"2026-08-14T14:39:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T05:09:17","slug":"world-hepatitis-day-2026-community-outreach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/2026\/08\/world-hepatitis-day-2026-community-outreach\/","title":{"rendered":"World Hepatitis Day 2026 Outreach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A day after Australians received their first national AusAlert test on 27 July, hepatitis organisations throughout the country were putting out a warning of their own on 28 July World Hepatitis Day: do something about hepatitis, the leading cause of liver cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hepatitis SA, along with sister organisations interstate, stepped up engagement activities with community and partner organisations using the opportunities to drive the message home. The 2026 World Hepatitis Day national theme,<em> Take the Next Step,<\/em> calls on Australians to do something to make sure they are not susceptible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The highlight was <strong>free liver scan clinics<\/strong> at suburban shopping centres in Arndale and Munno Para. Run in partnership with PEACE Relationships Australia and SA Health, these liver scan events had been held over the past few years and are becoming recognised as an annual activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;galleryId&quot;:&quot;6a813b808f51a&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/gallery\" class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a813b80921ca&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a813b80921ca\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"322\" height=\"429\" 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--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" 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about hepatitis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sixty-four people received scans at Arndale and about 80 at Munno Para. Staff spoke with over 100 members of the public at those events. Other activities in South Australia included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Liver health information session<\/strong> with a Seniors Group from the Chinese Welfare Services.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Paint and Learn <\/strong>hepatitis education session at Diamond House for Clubhouse members.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Testing clinic at DASSA Central <\/strong>with refreshments and quiz activities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Free online education<\/strong> on the ABCs of hepatitis which attracted 21 participants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A clinic at Murray Bridge <\/strong>in partnership with SA Health viral hepatitis nurses where ten people received hepatitis C point-of-care testing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;galleryId&quot;:&quot;6a813b80951ce&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/gallery\" class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure 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ambassadors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">World Hepatitis Day is a WHO designated day to focus on accelerating work towards the elimination of hepatitis B and hepatitis C by 2030, a goal to which Australia has signed up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An estimated 300,000 Australians are at risk of liver cancer from hepatitis B and hepatitis C and many don\u2019t even know it. Of these, an estimated 63,000 are living with hepatitis C and 230,000 with hepatitis B. In 2024, 432 people in Australia died as a result of hepatitis B complications, and 570 from hepatitis C related causes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Almost 11,700 people live with hepatitis B in South Australia, with many lost to follow-up after having previously been in care. An estimated 203 lives were saved in SA due to hepatitis B treatment since 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both nationally and within the state, hepatitis B diagnosis, care uptake and treatment uptake lag behind targets required to eliminate hepatitis B by 2030. <strong>Based on estimates, meeting the hepatitis B and hepatitis C elimination targets will not only save lives but can save Australia more than $2.6 billion in healthcare costs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/2026\/07\/whd2026\/\">More info &#8211; World Hepatitis Day 2026<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A day after Australians received their first national AusAlert 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