About the Hepatitis C Victoria
The Hepatitis C Victoria (HCV) is a statewide organisation representing and catering to the needs of people with hepatitis C, their carers, partners, family and friends.
HCV works to achieve this through support, advocacy, education and consultation.
Find out more about Hepatitis C Victoria.
For immediate support and advice, call the Hepatitis C Infoline on 1800 703 003. |
You & Hep C
Hepatitis C is a virus that causes liver inflammation
and liver disease.
It is a slow-acting virus, and for most people does
not result in serious disease or death.
There is no vaccine for hepatitis C yet, but there is
a range of pharmaceutical treatments and health maintenance
options.
People affected by hepatitis C come from a wide range
of backgrounds.
Whether you are someone living with hepatitis C, a
family member or friend, a health care professional,
an employer or work colleague or any other interested
person - you can find general information on hepatitis
C in our You &
Hep C section.
You will also find some links to other very comprehensive
sites. However, if you have any questions that you would
like to discuss don't hesitate to contact
HCV and speak to one of our workers. |
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World Hepatitis Awareness Week 2008
This year marks the first ever World Hepatitis Awareness Week, where different countries around the world join forces to combat the spread of hepatitis A and B, and to improve the lives of people with the viruses.
World Hepatitis Week runs from Monday May 19 to Sunday May 25.
Local community groups around Victoria are putting on their own events to celebrate this week. To see what's going on in your area, click here, or if you have an event on during World Hepatitis Week, let us know! |
Hepatitis C and Me
This year, in the lead up to Hepatitis C Awareness Week, we conducted a nation-wide survey to see what Australians understand about hepatitis C and what they think the most important issues are.
We plan to use the information we collected to plan better programs and campaigns, petition governments for better servicesand to better understand the views of the communities we work with.
Results from the Hepatitis C and Me survey for 2008 are now being compiled and we hope to be able to post them on this site once they are finalised.
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