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On Wednesday 13 May 2026, our communications team at LiverWELL joined communications professionals from hepatitis member organisations across Australia in Melbourne for the Communications Community of Practice Workshop hosted by Hepatitis Australia.

We’re proud to introduce Dr Maryaan Essa, one of LiverWELL’s Community Activators.

Maryaan is a medical doctor from Iraq and works as a bicultural worker with cohealth and a health educator with Multicultural cultural women health centre . She is also deeply connected with Arabic-speaking women across communities, supporting access to clear, culturally meaningful health information.

Yesterday in Bendigo, LiverWELL and Thorne Harbour Country came together to host the Bendigo Regional Forum 2026, bringing people from across the BBV, rainbow, and health sectors in regional Victoria and Melbourne into one space for connection, conversation, and shared learning.

In March, LiverWELL collaborated with Swinburne University’s AMEP department to deliver 11 hepatitis B workshops.

LiverWELL attended the Harmony Day event at Springvale Neighbourhood House on 22 March.

LiverWELL delivered a hepatitis B information session for the Cantonese-speaking community in Footscray with 14 participants.

HepLink now offers in-consultation support through the Nurse Navigator service.

LiverWELL CEO Melanie Carew and Board President Siân Slade were proud to attend yesterday’s launch of Australia’s new national hepatitis strategies at Parliament House

The latest meeting of the Victorian Viral Hepatitis Roundtable brought together many of the organisations working towards hepatitis B and C elimination in Victoria.

LiverWELL is delivering the HepLink Regional Outreach Program in regional Victoria.This program shares information about viral hepatitis, including hepatitis B and hepatitis C.

LiverWELL welcomes the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board’s draft resolution recognising steatotic liver disease as a significant and overlooked component of the global non‑communicable disease (NCD) response.

The Hepatitis B Visa and Migration FAQ is now available as a downloadable PDF in English, Arabic, Khmer, Vietnamese, and Simplified Chinese. This resource provides clear, accessible information about visa health requirements related to hepatitis B, helping individuals and families navigate the often stressful process of visa health assessments.