Cr. Richard Lim champions awareness of hepatitis in the Khmer Community

August 3, 2023

In Australia, 1 in 12 Cambodians are diagnosed with hepatitis B. To address this issue, Dandenong Councillor Richard Lim and a team of Khmer Community members came together to create a video on ‘Hep B and the Need for Awareness’ with the aim of raising awareness about hepatitis B and eliminating stigma and discrimination in the community.

In the video, Richard and the community members deliver an important message to the community about the affordability of hepatitis B medications for everyone, and the risks, prevention, and management of hepatitis B.

LiverWELL staff Tepy Hoeng and Alain Palines presented Richard with a Certificate of Appreciation, recognising his important work with the Khmer Community and on the video.

Our thanks to GoMediaAu for producing this video.

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We acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands where we work - the lands of the Woi-Wurrung Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nations. We express our gratitude to them for their continued care and curation of these lands and waters. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.

LiverWELL observes and honours the Kulin Nation's intrinsic connection to land, sky and water, and the creator Bunjil. LiverWELL is committed to being led and informed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders on bridging health outcomes for communities and improving liver health.

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