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Saturday is World Mental Health Day. It's an opportunity to pause, check in with ourselves and those around us, and reflect on how we can look after our own mental health and wellbeing. A simple conversation, a kind message or taking the time to listen can make a meaningful difference. This World Mental Health Day, let's help to raise awareness, reduce stigma and create a community where everyone feels safe to seek support when they need it. Learn more, get involved and download resources from Mental Health Australia here:
www.worldmentalhealthday.com.au

"I'm imagining a time when there is just one person left in Australia who has hepatitis C and that person, through a project, in prison or a community-based project on the streets, through a needle exchange or perhaps they just walk into a doctor's surgery and they sign up for the treatment and hep C is gone in Australia. It will be a fantastic moment in time. And it's possible. It's probable actually. And I hope we see that moment soon."
Thoughtful and insightful - as always. Thank you Paul.

Marking 10 years of hep C DAAs | Paul New hep C treatment and cure became widely accessible in Australia ...

Our friends at Liver Canada have a new issue of their Healthy Liver Pantry.
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The Burnet Institute will lead a new $3 million centre bringing together leading Australian experts to reduce deaths from hepatitis B. The research centre will focus on finding the most effective and cost‐effective ways to increase hepatitis B testing, connect people with care and increase treatment uptake across Australia.
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End Hepatitis B Centre for Research Excellence to be established in Australia | HepSA Community News The Burnet Institute, a research and public action organisation based in Victoria, will lead a new $3 million centre bringing together leading Australian experts to reduce deaths from hepatitis B. …

October is Liver Cancer Awareness Month 💚
Each year, more than 3,000 Australians are diagnosed with liver cancer. Sadly, many of these cases may have been avoidable with early detection of causes such as viral hepatitis. Get tested for hepatitis B or hepatitis C if you think have been at risk.

Our latest library alert includes
🔸 Do treatment incentives work? Projects from rural Aust.
🔸 Hepatitis D basics
🥬 How to eat more healthily for fatty liver and more...
https://hepatitissa.asn.au/communitynews/2026/09/library-0926/
All are available online and are free to access.
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In Our Library: September 2026 Highlights | HepSA Community News Incentives in HCV care, monitoring HCV treatment uptake, hepatitis D basics, and more… Click on the images to access, or view all resources added in the last month. What works:…

GSK's new drug bepirovirsen has been touted as a functional cure for hepatitis B, but how good is it? We take a look at the long-awaited results of the clinical trials. https://hepatitissa.asn.au/communitynews/issue/issue-110/
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Issue 110 of our Community News is out now: New free hep C telehealth service, hep B drug results, hep B functional cure: hype or hope?, will we meet our 2030 targets? and more... https://hepatitissa.asn.au/communitynews/issue/issue-110/
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All medical practitioners and authorised nurse practitioners can now prescribe medications for hepatitis B. The removal of prescribing restrictions means people with hepatitis B will no longer need to wait to see a specialist to begin treatment.
It is hoped the changes will lead to people receiving care as early as possible which can be critical to avoid serious health issues.
https://hepatitissa.asn.au/communitynews/2026/09/hep-b-pbs/

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Changes to Hepatitis B Prescribing Accreditation | HepSA Community News From 1 September 2026, the prescriber accreditation requirement for hepatitis B medicines under the PBS Section 100 (s100) Highly Specialised Drugs (HSD) Program will be removed. As a result, all…