Hepatitis WA Aims to Close the Health Gap

Hepatitis WA aims to close the health gap

New online resources were launched on Monday — World Hepatitis Day — to tackle the highly contagious infection in regional and remote WA communities.

New digital lifeline aims to close viral hepatitis gap for WA’s remote and diverse communities

Today is World Hepatitis Day and HepatitisWA is launching a new Hep B WA website and telehealth service to tackle a growing and deadly health gap across Western Australia. With WA falling far behind national treatment targets for hepatitis B, the new digital platform is designed to reach the most underserved communities –  particularly in remote, regional, Aboriginal and culturally diverse populations – with culturally safe, life-saving hepatiti…