EC Australia

EC Australia: Eliminating hepatitis C as a public health threat in Australia by 2030.

[UN Office on Drugs & Crime @UNODC]

Needle and syringe programs are vital for preventing blood-borne infections among people who use drugs.

Let's prioritize evidence-based responses this #WorldDrugDay.

[Burnet Institute @BurnetInstitute]

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are disproportionately represented in #hepatitisC cases.

The Every Yarn Counts campaign seeks to normalise discussions about hep C, eliminate barriers and stigma, and encourage testing and treatment.

More: https://t.co/FToufCXEZP

[WANADA @WANADAFYI]

Join us for our first Hepatitis C Virus Care Capability Project information session and find out how to support the people at most risk. Wednesday 19 June 2024, 9am - 11am, 1 Nash Street, Perth. Register now: https://t.co/WKnkh8YXHN

[EC Australia @ec_aus]

Less than 2 weeks to go until the #EveryYarnCounts webinar launch. Don't miss this opportunity to hear about the co-design process, implementation and evaluation. Haven't registered yet? Click here https://t.co/E4M06zFhhV

📅1.30pm AEST Wednesday 12 June 2024 | Online

[Our Health in Our Hands ❤️💛🖤 @NACCHOAustralia]

Easier than ever before! NEW PILLS CURE HEP C IN 8-12 WEEKS!

Take the first step, have a yarn at your local Aboriginal Health Service today.

Every Yarn Counts.

#OurHealthInOurHands #EveryYarnCounts #LiveFreeofHepC

[EC Australia @ec_aus]

Great to see investment in the 2024-25 budget for people with #hepC
- $7.9 million to peak bodies
- $9.9 million to hep C POC testing
- $6 million to continue hep C projects
- $17.5 million to implement the BBVSTI strategies

[AIVL For PWUD Wellbeing, Health & Human Rights✊️💜 @aivl]

AIVL welcomes the Albanese government’s investment in the health of our communities! This budget includes significant investment in HIV and hepatitis C. Read our full initial budget response on our website:
https://t.co/ccWXrW5qjv
#budget2024 #PWUD

[EC Australia @ec_aus]

#EveryYarnCounts on display at the @TAClutruwita in Tasmania. Visit Burnie TAC 11am-1pm on 14 May and Launceston TAC 11am-1pm on 16 May to have a yarn about #hepC + free lunch and giveaways available.

[EC Australia @ec_aus]

Save the date for the webinar launch of 'Every Yarn Counts'! This is a great opportunity to hear more about the campaign and how it is being rolled out across the country.

📅1.30pm AEST Wednesday 12 June 2024 | Online |
Register here: https://t.co/E4M06zFhhV

[EC Australia @ec_aus]

@Josephsdoyle @MonashSTM @AlfredHealth @HepAus @NO_hep @ECPartnershipAU @ASIDANZ @GESAorg @ASHMMedia @aivl @aus_hep Congratulations @Josephsdoyle

[EC Australia @ec_aus]

#HepatitisC is one of the leading causes of liver disease in Australia. The latest progress to elimination report showed that liver transplants due to hep C are declining. This is great news for this #WorldLiverDay but more work is needed. Read more ➡️https://t.co/nVEOZb882l

[Our Health in Our Hands ❤️💛🖤 @NACCHOAustralia]

Hepatitis C can make your liver sick.
Treating hepatitis C earlier rather than later can stop the liver from being damaged.
Every person’s experience of treatment is different.
Take the first step, have a yarn at your local Aboriginal Health Service today. Every Yarn Counts.

[EC Australia @ec_aus]

'Feel deadly' is a key message of the #EveryYarnCounts campaign. Everyone has the right to feel deadly and live free of #hepC. Have a yarn at your local Aboriginal health service today about hep C testing and treatment.

[EC Australia @ec_aus]

Victorian Aboriginal Health Service, Bulgarr Nagru Medical Aboriginal Corporation, Derbal Yerrigan Health Service, Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre, Ord Valley Aboriginal Health Service, Pangula Mannamurna Aboriginal Corporation

[EC Australia @ec_aus]

This month ACCHOs across Aust will be launching the #EveryYarnCounts campaign. This is the first co-designed campaign for #hepC in ACCHOs which aims to prompt people to have a yarn about hep C and encourage people to get tested. For more info visit➡️https://t.co/jNaxSIKsdq

[EC Australia @ec_aus]

Thank you to everyone who has been involved in co-designing this campaign; @NACCHOAustralia @IUIH_ @TheAHCWA @VACCHO_org @ahmrc @DanilaDilba continued⬇️

[HCV Action @HCVAction]

A newly-published review of research into viral hepatitis testing and treatment in community pharmacies concludes that the findings "add pharmacies to the growing evidence supporting community-based testing and treatment for hepatitis C."

https://t.co/SNDcOHimep

[Jason Grebely @jasongrebely]

Really important paper demonstrating the implementation of point-of-care HCV testing for current infection at the medically supervised injecting room in Melbourne, Australia. 94% treatment uptake among people with current HCV.

[EC Australia @ec_aus]

Happy primary health care nurses day! Allowing primary care nurses to work to their full scope of practice is an important part of the #hepC elimination effort @APNAnurses

[APNA @APNAnurses]

Happy #PrimaryHealthCare #Nurses Day!

APNA Workforce Survey data shows almost one third of primary health care (PHC) nurses (31%) in Australia are still unable to work to their full scope of practice.
More: https://t.co/K1p6zfUchq
#PHCNday #timetobebold #unleashthepowerofnurses

[World Hepatitis Alliance @Hep_Alliance]

Today is #WorldCancerDay. Almost a million lives are lost each year to #livercancer caused by chronic #hepatitisB infection. Viral hepatitis is the leading cause of liver cancer, which is the third leading cause of #cancer deaths globally. 

By eliminating viral hepatitis, we could save hundreds of thousands of lives lost to liver cancer each year. If we do, we can achieve #universalhealthcoverage, person-centred care, and our 2030 elimination goals. 

Learn more  >>  https://t.co/pwV3Z0gU2J 

#CloseTheCareGap #HepCantWait

[EC Australia @ec_aus]

Did you know that hep C treatment reduces the risk of liver cancer by 75%? Eliminating viral hepatitis saves lives from liver cancer! For more facts about viral hepatitis and liver cancer ➡️ https://t.co/CSv3OnEGhe #WorldCancerDay @Hep_Alliance