Issue 39 March 2008

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Awareness Week: Preparation Begins

Hepatitis Awareness Week 2008: 19-26 May

This year Hepatitis Awareness Week is taking place from 19 to 26 May, to coincide with World Hepatitis Day on 19 May. Our members will be sent more information closer to the week, but the campaigning has already begun.

Here we present our 12 ‘asks’ of the Australian government which form part of the World Hepatitis Day campaign. The first six are common across all countries, and the second six are specific to Australia. All apply to both hepatitis C and hepatitis B. They were developed by Hepatitis Australia in conjunction with AIVL, ANEX, MHAHS and ASHM. They have been sent to Nicola Roxon and the Department of Health.

  1. Public recognition of chronic viral hepatitis as an urgent public health issue
  2. The appointment of an individual to lead government strategy nationally
  3. The development of a patient pathway for screening, diagnosis, referral and treatment
  4. Clear, quantifiable targets for reducing incidence and prevalence
  5. Clear, quantifiable targets for reducing mortality
  6. Clear, quantifiable targets for screening
  7. ear, quantifiable targets for treatment
  8. Clear, quantifiable targets for increasing access to needle and syringe program services
  9. The establishment of the first national hepatitis B strategy and third national hepatitis C strategy
  10. The development of targeted strategies to reduce late diagnosis in key population groups
  11. Public understanding of the key aspects of viral hepatitis transmission, prevention and treatment
  12. Implementation of prevention, treatment and care guidelines in custodial settings

For more about Hepatitis Awareness Week, visit www.hepatitisaustralia.com/events_projects/awareness.html, and for more on the new federal government and hepatitis C, please see page here.

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