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HepatitisSAhad anotherbusyyearboth withcontinuingprojects andnewinitiatives.Earlyin thenewyearHepatitisSA staffmetwithSAHealth alongwithothersfrom ShineSA,SAMESH,Drug andAlcoholServicesSouth AustraliaandtheAdelaide PrimaryHealthNetworkto discussthesyphilisresponse inSouthAustralia,andin particularintheAlcoholand OtherDrug(AOD)setting, followingareportthat someonewhopresentedlate forsyphilistreatment,had presentedtoAODserviceson anumberofoccasionsprior tothis.Fromthismeeting, HepatitisSAinitiateda numberofactivitiestoadd syphilisawarenessraising andeducationtoourcore viralhepatitisactivities,to supporttheSouthAustralian response.
Continuingprojectsthat keptusbusyincludedour partnershipworkwith researchinstitutions, particularlywiththeCentre forSocialResearchinHealth inrelationtotheHBV StigmaandDiscrimination MonitoringProject,and theKirbyInstitutewiththe TEMPOStudycomparing outcomesrelatedtonew HCVrapidtechnologies. HepatitisSAalsosignedup tobeasiteintheKirby’s NationalHCVPointofCare TestingProgram.
Duringtheyear,HepatitisSA twicehostedinternational visitors.InJune2023, ProfessorJoshuaSharfstein, ViceDeanforPublicHealth PracticeandCommunity Engagement,JohnsHopkins BloombergSchoolofPublic HealthvisitedaNeedle andSyringeProgram whereHepatitisSApeers
andaCALHNnursewere operatingHCVPointofCare testing.ProfSharfsteinhasa leadershiproleintheUSA’s $11billionHCVelimination effortandwasinterestedto seehownewHCVtesting technologieswerebeing implementedinAustralia. TheninNovember,agroup ofhealthprofessionalsfrom Indonesiaonastudyvisitto AdelaideUniversityvisited tousaboutthecommunitybasedresponsetoviral hepatitisinSouthAustralia.
Awelcomeannouncement fromDrugandAlcohol ServicesSouthAustraliathat occurredmid-yearwasthat theCleanNeedleProgram wasbeingrenamedthe NeedleandSyringeProgram, thusbringingourstateinto alignmentwiththerestof Australia.
Anotherverywelcome announcementcamewith the2024MayBudget,with theAustraliangovernment investmentof$23.7million overtwoyearsforhepatitis BandhepatitisCinitiatives. Thesectorisalsokeenly awaitingthereleaseofthe newNationalHepatitisBand HepatitisCStrategies,which havebeendelayedduring theyear.Thereleaseof thesedocumentsandrelated jurisdictionalimplementation plansareofgreat importanceinguidingthe 2030hepatitiselimination targets.Itisnowhopedthat theywillbereleasedbefore theendof2024.
Locally,HepatitisSAwas fortunatetohaveboth ourmainSAHealthgrants receiveadditional2.3% indexationontopofthe usual2.5%indexation,in recognitionoftheincreased costsofawardwagerises
inJuly2023andgeneral
thesegrantsweredueto extendedfortwoyearsuntil theendofJune2026,when itislikelythattenderswill becalledfortheongoing fundingofbothprograms.
leasewasalsoduetoexpire inOctoberthisyear,and wehavenegotiatedwith ourlandlordfora2-year extensionsothatdecision makingaboutanyfurther longtermleaseonour currentpremisescanbe consideredafterourlongertermfundingisknown.
IwouldliketothankBoard memberswholeftduringthe yearfortheircontribution andsupport-SamRavenfor herAODsectorexpertise shebroughttotheBoard,
CatherineFergusonwho hasprovidedthoughtful considerationofnumerous issuesandwisecounsel
theseBoardvacancies,I waspleasedtowelcome newBoardmembersLindy Brinkworth,LucyRaltonand JaniceScottwhoalljoined theBoardatthe2023Annual GeneralMeeting.Thankyou tothesenewmembersand continuingmembersfortheir supportduringtheyear.
Finally,Iwouldliketothank allstaffatHepatitisSA fortheircommitmentto providingqualityservices totheSouthAustralian community;allthosefrom ourpartnerorganisations whosupportourwork, includingHepatitisAustralia whoadministeredfunding tousfromtheAustralian government,andourstate fundingadministrators,the staffattheSTI&BBVSection attheSouthAustralian DepartmentforHealth andWellbeing,andDrug andAlcoholServicesSouth Australia.
ArietaPapadelos Chairperson
Thisyearsawthelongawaitednamechangefor theoverarchingprogram, andindividualservices,inSA thatprovidenewinjecting equipment.TheSAprogram hasalwaysbeencalledthe CleanNeedleProgram,but thisyearitwasrenamed astheNeedleandSyringe Programtoalignwiththe restofAustralia.
HepatitisSANSPPeer Projectsconsistsofateam ofPeerEducatorsplaced athighvolumeNSPsites toprovideharmreduction servicestopeoplewhoinject drugs.ThePeerEducation teamissupportedbya CoordinatorandaProject Worker.
ThisyearPeerEducators continuedtoprovideservices full-timeat3‘Primary’ NSPs:NoarlungaHealth Village,NoarlungaCentre; WongganggaTurtpandi AboriginalHealthService, PortAdelaide;andDASSA NorthernService,Elizabeth. PeerEducatorsalso continuedprovidingNSP servicesonasessional (parttime)basisatUniting CommunitiesStreetlink, AdelaideandatDASSA Central,Stepney.
FromDecember,anNSP PeerEducatorwasplaced attheSalvationArmy SoberingUpUnit(SUU)NSP inWhitmoreSquareona sessionalbasis.TheSUUNSP clientbaseispredominantly male(90%)andinthe majorityhomeless,living roughorlivinginsupported accommodation.Having someoneavailableinthe NSPwithlivedexperience, providingup-to-datesafer injectingeducationwithout judgement,hasenabled
manySUUclientstoimprove thesafetyoftheirinjecting practices.
NSPClientInteractions: Primary&SessionalPeerSites
ThisyeartheNSPPeer Projectsrecordedabout 2,000moreclient interactionsthanlastyear. Therewereincreasesinall areas–morenewclient interactions;220,000more syringesdistributed;and 500moreinteractions withAboriginalandTorres StraitIslanderserviceusers. Thisyearinformation/peer educationinteractions almostdoubledasaresultof NSPPeerEducatorsensuring thatclientswereinformed aboutnewpotentopioid substancesthathavebeen foundinillicitdrugs.There wereovertwiceasmany referralstopharmaciesfor naloxone(from71to205) inresponsetothenitazene warnings.
UseofPerformanceand ImageEnhancingDrugs (PIEDS/steroids)isbecoming increasinglyprevalent amongstyoungerpeople, andNSPinteractionsrelated toPIEDsoutnumbered heroinrelatedinteractions
Methamphetaminerelated NSPinteractionsmadeup approximately71%oftotal NSPinteractions.
15,270clientinteractions (72%male;28%female) 1,385,373syringes distributed anaverageof91syringes providedperclient interaction 840newclients
2,474interactionswith Aboriginaland/orTorres StraitIslanderclients
5,085occasionsof informationandpeer education
194intensivesupport/ complexneeds interactions
NSPClientInteractions: HackneyNSP
Clientnumbersincreased
1,415clientinteractions recordedatHackneyNSP (74%male;26%female), includingadoublinginthe numberofnewclients
128newclients
73AboriginalandTorres StraitIslanderclient interactions
149,954syringes distributed 278occasionsof information/education
103referralstoother NSPs,AODservices andhepatitisCtesting/ treatment
40%ofclientsreported usingamphetamines
21%ofclientsreported usingheroin
26%ofclientsreported usingPIEDS
NSPPeerProjects Highlights
Aharmreductionquiz runningfor3monthsat allpeerNSPsites,with aprizeandadifferent questioneachmonth,led toincreasedengagement withclientsaboutsafer injectingpractices
HepatitisSANSPPeer Projects,incollaboration withSANDAS,facilitated quarterlyAODPeer Networkmeetings.The AODPeerNetworkis aforumforAODpeer workerstodebrief,share knowledgeanddevelop skills.
Margie,oneoftheNSP PeerEducators,presented attheAPSADConference andSANDASSymposium onpeerworkandtheAOD PeerNetwork.
Resourcesdeveloped: 1.acardresourceto distributewithcondoms, andaposter,toencourage peopletogettestedfor syphilisduetothehigher
incidenceofsyphilis amongstpeoplewhoinject drugs
2.apostcardsizedresource encouragingtheuseof sterilewater(whichisnow availablefreeatallNSPs)
Participationinnational andinternational days/eventsincluding InternationalOverdose AwarenessDay,World HepatitisDay,Support Don’tPunishGlobalDayof ActionandNAIDOCWeek providedopportunities toraiseawarenessof importantissuessuchas overdoseandstigma.
Onceagain,theNSPPeer Projectsteamputinan amazingeffortthroughout theyear,withNSPservice usersandworkersathost sitesprovidingpositive feedbackabouttheNSP peers.Abigthankyouto: Andrea,Bernadette,Bridget, Fiona,Justin,Margie,Mark, Meagan,PenniandRuby
CarolHolly Coordinator
Thisyearbroughtthe biggestchangestothe EducationTeaminalong time.Shannontookona temporaryroleatMacquarie
lockedinhisretirement. We’reexcitedtowelcome ShannonbackinMarch2025, andwewishGaryallthebest inhisnewadventures.Thank you,Gary,foryourincredible contributionsoverthepast eightyears!Fromyour startwiththehepatitisB communityeducationproject intheFilipinocommunity toyourrecentcollaboration withSAPolicetoestablish astructuredtrainingcode beeninvaluable.
Wealsowelcomedtwonew Educators,YingbinandJesse, whohavequicklyadapted andbecomeintegral membersofourteam.
Despitethestaffchanges, theEducationTeamhada bumperyear,delivering61 communitysessionsto1,091 participantsacrossprison sites,multiculturalservices, drugandalcoholservices, mentalhealthservices,and Aboriginalhealthservices.
Onehighlightwasthe‘Viral HepatitisandSyphilis’art
projectwithAboriginal CommunityConnects women’sandmen’sgroups. Overthreeweeks,we providededucationtothe groupsonviralhepatitisas wellassyphilis,wewerealso fortunateenoughtohavea viralhepatitisnurseattenda numberofthesessionsand conducthepatitisCpointof-caretesting.Whilstwe providedtheeducationand testingthegroupattendees participatedinpainting canvaseswhichhadfocused onviralhepatitisandsyphilis preventionandtreatment. Thisprojecteffectively combinededucation,health promotion,andcreative expressionwhilefostering meaningfuldiscussionsabout theseimportanthealth issues.
Ourteamalsoparticipated in12healthexpos,engaging with1,636community members.Anumberofthese eventsfeaturedoneofour hepatitisCtreatmentpeers. We’realwaysbrainstorming creativewaystoconnect withattendees,fromquiz game,whereparticipants spinawheelandanswer questionsrelatedtotheir numberforachancetowin
smallprizes.We’rehappyto assistifanyoneneedshelp withanswers!
Here’salistoftheexposwe attended:
CityofSalisburyWomen’s DayLuncheon
WorldHepatitisDay EventatArndale
Women’sPrisonHealth Expo
CadellTrainingCentre HealthExpo
MobilongPrisonHealth Expo
HarmonyDayevent–CAaSSA
ARAHealthExpo
FlindersUniversity WellbeingWeekHealth Expo
TarpariWellbeingDay
Aging,Wellnessand DiversityExpo
CantoneseOperaand theOverseasChinese AssociationHealthExpo
Oureffortswithinthe SouthAustralianprison
thisyear,with16education
sessionsdeliveredto344
Werevampedourapproach bymovingeducation sessionstoindustry areas,allowinginmates toparticipatewithout missingwork.Thefeedback hasbeenfantastic,with commentslike:
“Itreallymakesyouthink aboutlife;youcan’tjudge yourmates.”
“Thanksforcoming allthewaytoMount Gambier!”
“Ienjoyedthesessionand would100%recommend peopletocometothe nextone.”
“Greatfacilitators,very engaging.”
“IhadnoideahepC couldbecured!”
Additionally,weprovided 45workforcedevelopment sessionsto531stafffrom variousorganizations, includingdrugandalcohol services,youthservices,and correctionalstaff.
HepatitisSA’sPositive SpeakerProgramcontinued
thisyear,andweinvited NSPpeersandHepatitisC
Intotal,positivespeakers accompaniededucators 17communitysessions. Hearingfromlived experiencespeakers addsimmensevalue,and participantsoftenexpress theirgratitude.Herearea fewcomments:
“Thankyou,Dean,for sharingyourincredible journey.Iwishyouallthe bestforthefuture.”
“Kath,whatanincredibly bravethingyoudo! Thankyouforsharing yourstory!”
“Hearingfromsomeone withhepCchangedmy viewsinmanyways.” Iwanttoextendmyheartfelt thankstotheEducation hardworkandcommitment tomakingadifference. Here’stoanotheramazing yearahead!
JennyGrant Coordinator
TheHepatitisSA Communicationsteam isresponsibleforthe development,designand productionofresourcesfor HepatitisSAactivitiesand events,andoccasionally onrequest,forpartners suchastheviralhepatitis nurses.In2023-24,Hepatitis resourcesrangingfrom brochurestoinnovative communities.
LifeRelationshipsand HepatitisB
Onehighlightthisyear wastheLife,Relationships, andHepatitisBonline quiz,acollaborative projectbetweenthe Communications,Education, andInformation&Support teams(withspecialthanks toLisaforhervideography work).ThisWorldHepatitis Dayactivityfocusedon livingwellwithhepatitis B,promotingregular monitoringandvaccination forclosecontacts.
Thesophisticatedmultilingualinteractivequiz site,featuringvideosin fourlanguagespresented bymembersofpriority communities,wasdeveloped onatightthree-monthturnaroundanddeployedaspart ofthe2023WorldHepatitis
Day(WHD)campaign.
TheAboriginalHealth CouncilofSA,Community AccessandServicesSA, ChineseAssociationofSA andtheFilipinoAssociation ofSA,reviewedcontent andparticipatedinthe videoproduction,allowing opportunitiesforcloser cooperation.
Thequizwasusedasan engagementtoolfor educationsessionsand conversations,withfeedback suggestingitsmulti-lingual contentfacilitatedoutreach todiversecommunities.Spinoffresources–postcards, distributed,contributing itemsdisseminatedinthe WHDcampaign.
Therewere2,039unique visitorstothequizsitewith over2,344sessions.We received454entries(mostly online)andreached305 peoplethrougheducation/ informationsessionsand face-to-faceconversations.
CantoneseOperaConcert HongBaoandMore
Anotherfavouritethisyear wastheCantoneseOpera ConcertHongBaoInfoSheet handedouttoaudienceand performersattheCantonese OperaConcert.TheA4-size
hepatitisBfactsheet,folded intoatraditionalhongbao (redpacket)envelopinga chocolate“gold”coin,was reminiscentofredenvelopes commonlyexchangedat Chinesecelebrations.The uniquedesigncombined culturalfamiliaritywith healtheducation,makingit anengagingresourceforthe Chinesecommunity.
includedtheeasy-read HepatitisCTesting Informationbrochure(very wellreceivedbecauseof itsaccessiblestyle),aset ofHepatitisandDiabetes factsheets(alsoineasy-tounderstandpresentation), theHepatitisTestingand VaccinationAppointment Cardfornon-English speakingcommunities,anda hepatitisBlivedexperience videofeaturinganinterview inCantonesewithJosephLi
“savedhislife”byhelping intheearlydetectionof hishepatitisB-relatedliver cancer.
ResourcesDistributionand OnlineActivity
HepatitisSA’sinformation disseminationstrategy includedamixofphysical mail-outs,electronic disseminationandwebbasedtools.
Thisyearwedistributed 64,672resourceitems,with nearlyhalfofthem(49%)in electronicformats.Anotable portionwasdisseminated duringtheWHDcampaign, increaseinthenumberof distributed.Therewere also21,497resourceitems distributedtonon-clinical workforce,mostlythrough educationsessions.
In2023-24,16,558resource itemsweredistributedto theSouthAustralianclinical workforce.Hepatitis-related informationtoGPsand healthprofessionalswere providedviaGPpacksand aregularlyupdatedonline portalwithlinkstoup-todate,credibleinformation resourcesforpatients.The GPpacks,usuallyrequested bydoctorsmanagingnewly diagnosedhepatitisBor hepatitisCpatients,areprint versionsofkeyresources availableviatheGPPortal.
Wealsomaintainedregular contactwithmembers, organisationsandother individualsonourmailing listofaround1,000,through mailouts,bothphysicaland electronic.
Wecontinuedtopublish,in print,ourquarterlyHepatitis SACommunityNews,this yeardistributing3,581
printedcopies,alongwith 3,237electronicversions.To celebrateour100thissue milestone,wereleaseda specialsupplementand quiz,distributing731printed copiesand987electronic versions.
Oursuiteofwebassets, includedourmainwebsite,a GPportal,aspecialistlibrary, andanactiveblogwhich transitionedintotheHepSA CommunityNewssitein Februarytocoincidewiththe publicationofissue100.This newsitecomplementsthe printmagazinebyhosting articlespublishedinthe quarterlymagazine,aswell asregularllibraryupdates andadditionalnewson relevanthepatitis-related issues.
TheHepatitisSALibrary continuedtoprovidefreeto-accesshepatitis-related resourcesrelevanttoservice
providers,policymakersand theaffectedcommunity.It heldover2,300itemswith newresourcesaddedweekly, andregulare-updates providedonnewtitlesas wellasonspecialtopicslike AboriginalandTorresStrait Islanderself-determination andpeersupport.
HepatitisSAhadanactive presenceonFacebook, Twitter(orX)andIssuu year.OnFacebook,we posted366timesreaching 139,907people,muchofthis reachbolsteredbyaWorld HepatitisDayadcampaign fundedbyGilead.Despite adeclineinnewfollowers overthepastfewyears, ourTwitteraccount,with 1,208followers,remained aplatformforsharingkey developments,suchas thereleaseoftheWorld consolidatedglobalreport
onviralhepatitis.Weposted 210tweetsgenerating14,313 impressions.
WorldHepatitisDay Asalways,WorldHepatitis Daywasacentralfocus forHepatitisSA’soutreach efforts.AswellastheLife, Relationships,andHepatitis Bonlinequiz,activities includedacommunity hepatitisCrapidtesting clinicatArndaleShopping Centre,whichsawfour individualstestedand30 shoppersinformedabout hepatitis.WHDresource dropsweremadetoseveral communityorganisations, andahepatitisCquizrunin fourprisonsitesreceived46 entries.Internalcompetitions werealsoheldattwoother prisons.
HepatitisSA’ssocialWHD mediaadvertisingcampaign hadareachedover128,000 users,andwewereable togettheAdelaideOval, ParliamentHouseandUnley CityCounciltolightup greenaroundWHDaspart ofthenationalGlowGreen campaign.
Conclusion wasaveryproductiveone fortheCommunications team.TheLife,Relationships andHepatitisBquiz wasanexampleofwhat teamworkcanachieveand wewouldliketoexpress appreciationandthanksto ourHepatitisSAcolleagues aswellaspartnersinother organisations.Finally,we wanttothankourwonderful volunteers,Fred,Debraand Vivienwhosecontributions andgreatcompanymakeour workpossibleandenjoyable.
CeciliaLim Coordinator
Thisyearwestartedto winduptheKirbyInstitute’s TEMPOStudythathad beenkeepinganumberof ourpeerworkersbusyat 4SouthAustralianNeedle andSyringeProgram(NSP) sitessince2022.TEMPOis arandomizedcontrolled trialtocomparepoint-of careHCVRNAtesting,dried bloodspottesting,and standardofcaretoenhance treatmentuptakeamong peoplewithHCVwhohave recentlyinjecteddrugs. HepatitisSApeerswerepart ofthestudyteamateachof the4SAsitesinpartnership withthethreeAdelaide LocalHealthNetworks.By
year,onlyonesitewasstill recruitingandonesitewas doingparticipantfollow-up visits.Thisnationalresearch
SouthAustraliainearly2025. Asidefromthiswork, theHepatitisCpeers alsoengaged889people throughouttheyear, providingtheirlived experienceofhepatitisC, alongwithinformation regardingtransmission, testing,(whichincludedpre andpost-testcounselling), andreferrals,withafocuson increasingaccesstohepatitis Ctreatment.
TheHepatitisCpeersalso conductedrapidtestingfor hepatitisCvirusantibodies and/orRNA,workingclosely withViralHepatitisNurses whoprovidedDirectActing Antiviralmedicationsfor anyonewhotestspositive forhepatitisCinfectionat homelessnessservices,NSP sitesandcustodialsettings.
Thehomelessnessservices attendedduringthispast yearwereWestCare–Baptist CareServices,HuttStreet
DayCentre,TheArches–AnglicareandCommon Ground–HousingChoices wherethepeerstested 106people(76menand30 women).
Incustodialsettingsthe peersattendedtheAdelaide RemandCentreonaweekly basis,providing436HCV RNAtestsforthemaleson remand,whovolunteeredto betestedastheywantedto knowtheirhepatitisCstatus. TheViralHepatitisNurses wereabletoprovidethe DAAtreatmentquicklyto anyparticipantswhotested HCVRNApositive.
AttheAdelaideWomen’s Prison,thepeershadharm reductionconversations with120womenthereand provided16HCVRNAtests withwomenwhobelieved theymayhavebeenatrisk ofhepatitisC.
Thepeersattendeda HealthExpoatCadell TrainingCentrespeaking with113maleprisoners aboutsaferinjecting(24 individuals),debunking mythsabouttreatmentfor HCV(74people),andallayed concernsaboutre-infection andhowthiscanbeavoided (8people).HepatitisSA’s ‘EatingIn’resource,withall recipesbaseduponthemost basicofprisonbuy-listswas hugelypopularwiththose prisonerswhoareableto self-caterandwehandedout 109ofthesebookletsthat day.
HepatitisSAreceiveda fromSAPrisonHealth contributiontowardthe healthofprisonersinSouth Australia.
Wealsocommencedathree monthtrialfortheprovision
ofhepatitisCrapidtesting withtheNunkuwarrin YuntiMobileOutreach NeedleandSyringeProgram, whichhasamobilevan providingNSPservicesat locationsacrosstheCBD
toFriday.However,this wasnotpopularasmost accessingtheservicewere inahurrytobeelsewhere andwereawarethatthey couldaccessourservices nearbyattheHuttStDay CentreorWestCareBaptist CareServicesatatimemore convenientforthem.Only8 testswereconductedduring the3-monthtrial.
ThisyearourHepatitis Helplinecontinuedto non-judgemental information,support,and referralservice.Itoperates
toFridayandpeoplecan makecontactviathe Helpline,Prisonline(available fromanyprisontelephonein SouthAustralia),webchat, emailorinpersonatthe
Theserviceisprovidedto peoplelivingwithhepatitis BorC,theirfamily,friends, orclinicalandnon-clinical serviceproviders,assisting themwithinformationthat canincreaseunderstanding ofviralhepatitisinanonjudgementalmannerwhich supportsinformeddecision making.
Intotal,therewere184 contactstoHelplineservices. Themajorityofthese,118 (64%)werefromcommunity membersandmostlythose affectedbyviralhepatitis; with28(15%)fromprisoners;
and38(21%)wereworkforce enquiries.
Staffandfullytrained volunteersofferinformation andsupportonallaspectsof viralhepatitis.Someworkers havealivedexperienceof viralhepatitis(including hepatitisCtreatment), andcallerscanrequestto speaktosomeonewith livedexperienceifthatis preferred.
Ourphonelinevolunteers FredandDebrahavebuilt extensiveknowledgeover theirtimewithus(combined serviceof44years),andwe sincerelythankthemfor theirdedicationtoproviding ahigh-qualityservicethatis sensitivetotheneedsofour callers..
LisaCarter Coordinator
Totalrevenuefor HepatitisSAfor2023-2024 was$2,162,302.Thiswas madeupfromgrantincome of$2,104,541forour2main recurrentgrantsfromSA HealthandfortheNational HepatitisInfolineProject administeredbyHepatitis Australia,aswellasother incomeof$57,761which onsaleofmotorvehicles, reimbursementsand sponsorship.
Totalexpenditureforthe yearwas$2,155,469The majorexpensewasthe
of$1,919,042withother largeexpensesbeing PremisesRentandOutgoings of$52,460aswellasother expensesof$48,370which waslargelycomprisedof Programcostsof$44,896.
Motorvehicleexpenses were$9,220,Traveland accommodationwas$10,514 andtheDepreciationand amortisationexpensewas $3,375.
year,HepatitisSAhada surplusof$6,833andthis resultedintotalequityof $358,574asat30June2024.
HepatitisSAwouldlike tothanktheSTIand BBVSectionattheSouth AustralianDepartment forHealthandWellbeing andDrugandAlcohol ServicesSouthAustralia foradministeringHepatitis SA’smajorgrantsduring year.Wewouldalsoliketo thankHepatitisAustraliafor administeringfundingfrom theAustraliangovernment andGileadfortheir sponsorship.
MichaelLarkin Treasurer
