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October 12, 2021

In the medical industry, they say you always have one instance that’ll eternally stay with you. It could be a moment, a patient is saved, a heartbreaking turn of events. For Swati Kataria, it was the presence of one man.

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October 5, 2021

Kamarra Bell-Wykes and Lauren Sheree talk about the film Viral

Ilbijerri Theatre Company are about to to release Viral, a film about hepatitis C in Aboriginal communities.

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October 5, 2021

Jen Anderson talks about her lived experience

Jen Anderson estimates she contracted hepatitis C in the late 1970s. She was later diagnosed in the early 1990s before seeking treatment in 2012, feeling optimistic about break-through antiviral medication.

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September 30, 2021

Volunteer story by Anna Alex

I’m a post-graduate student in Public Health and Health Administration. I have a keen interest in the impact of social change on health and hope to reflect the same in my career.

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September 29, 2021

David Fry’s story

David Fry’s journey with hepatitis B and then liver cancer has been a long and winding road. But as he tells this story today he is full of gratitude for those that have helped him along the way...

I have been involved with LiverWELL since 2017 and feel the need to do more. As a public speaker and through hearing stories from other HEPSpeakers, I felt sad that they have to go through stigma, which they shouldn’t have to.

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September 21, 2021

Dr. Adrian Farrugia talks with us about the impediments to hepatitis C treatment

We talk to Dr. Adrian Farrugia from the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University. Adrian’s research focuses on opioid overdose and take-home naloxone, experiences of hepatitis C treatment, and young people’s drug consumption and drug education.

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September 14, 2021

Sarah Lorrimar talks Sexual Health Education

We spoke with sexual health educator Sarah Lorrimar at Women’s Health West, and her strong connection with Melbourne’s West through her work - building knowledge with diverse communities, women's rights and preventing transmission of blood-borne viruses (BBVs) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

Pisith Prak is a former Doctor in Cambodia holding a Bachelor of Medicine, and I co-host a show on Facebook with for the Cambodian Community in Australia.

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