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Freya Saich, Lead Policy Officer, Burnet Institute

Direct-acting antivirals can cure hepatitis C and prisons are now leading efforts to eliminate the virus

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While most medical attention has been on COVID, work has been underway to eliminate another viral disease, hepatitis C.

In Australia, approximately 120,000 people have hepatitis C. It’s mostly spread through injecting drugs using unsterile equipment. Left untreated, hepatitis C can cause liver damage, leading to cancer, liver failure and even death.

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