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The post Latest News appeared first on pozhet.]]> https://pozhet.org.au/eliminating-hepatitis-c/ Thu, 15 Sep 2016 04:28:10 +0000 https://pozhet.org.au/?p=6076 The new, extremely effective Direct acting Antivirals (DAA) have been available and subsidised in Australia since earlier this year. The Kirby Institute is currently recruiting for a study called CEASE which has been designed to eliminate hepatitis C amongst people living with HIV in Australia. People with HIV/hepatitis C co-infection in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria […]

The post Eliminating hepatitis C among people with HIV appeared first on pozhet.]]> The new, extremely effective Direct acting Antivirals (DAA) have been available and subsidised in Australia since earlier this year. The Kirby Institute is currently recruiting for a study called CEASE which has been designed to eliminate hepatitis C amongst people living with HIV in Australia. People with HIV/hepatitis C co-infection in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia are invited to enrol by contacting Arlen Wilcox, the Project Coordinator on (02) 9385 9970.

The post Eliminating hepatitis C among people with HIV appeared first on pozhet.]]> https://pozhet.org.au/3720-2/ Wed, 20 Jan 2016 04:15:08 +0000 https://pozhet.org.au/?p=3720 The Health Minister, Sussan Ley announced at the end of 2015 that ground breaking therapies for Hepatitis C will be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) on March 1st. This means that people with hepatitis C in Australia will have affordable access to treatments which don’t have the debilitating side affects of existing interferon-based treatments. They also have […]

The post Hepatitis C treatments to be subsidised appeared first on pozhet.]]> The Health Minister, Sussan Ley announced at the end of 2015 that ground breaking therapies for Hepatitis C will be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) on March 1st. This means that people with hepatitis C in Australia will have affordable access to treatments which don’t have the debilitating side affects of existing interferon-based treatments. They also have a high cure rate and do not have to be taken for as long periods. This is excellent news for the estimated 230,000 Australians living with hepatitis C. Around 13% of people with HIV also have hepatitis C. Go to the Hepatitis NSW website for more information about these treatments.

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