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The elimination of hepatitis C as a global public health threat

Past project

This $7 million National Health and Medical Research Council (NHRMC) Program Grant is addressing critical knowledge gaps in Australian and global efforts to eliminate hepatitis C as a public health threat by 2030.

Objective

A combination of research methods are being used observational cohorts, randomised controlled trials, implementation studies, basic science and modelling.

Our work is focusing on, but not confined to, people who inject drugs (PWID), HIV-positive (+ve) gay and bisexual men (GBM), and prisoners.

PWID and incarcerated populations are the key drivers of HCV transmission in Australia and many other countries.

In many low- and middle-income countries the epidemic is driven by unsafe medical procedures in the official and non-official health system.

More recently, in low- and middle-income countries, HIV+ve GBM have been at increased risk of HCV coinfection.

Outcome

The work of this Program Grant has informed national and global strategies on hepatitis C elimination.

Partners

Funding partners

NHMRC Program Grant

Collaborators

Professor Alex Thompson, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne

Project contacts

Professor Margaret Hellard AM

Professor Margaret Hellard AM

Deputy Director, Programs; Adjunct Professor, Monash University, DEPM.
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Project team

Dr Campbell  Aitken

Dr Campbell Aitken

Research Fellow
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Kate Allardice RN RM (she/her)

Kate Allardice RN RM (she/her)

Senior Research Nurse – Disease Elimination
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Dr Phyo Aung

Dr Phyo Aung

PhD Candidate
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Professor Paul Dietze

Professor Paul Dietze

Program Director, Disease Elimination; Professor and Program Leader, National Drug Research Institute (NDRI)
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Professor Joseph (Joe) Doyle

Professor Joseph (Joe) Doyle

Deputy Program Director, Disease Elimination; Co-Head, Infectious Diseases Clinical Research; President, Hepatitis Australia; NHMRC Clinical Research Fellow
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Dr Bridget Draper

Dr Bridget Draper

Senior Research Officer
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Brendan Harney

Brendan Harney

Research Assistant
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Dr Katie Heath

Dr Katie Heath

Senior Research Officer
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Professor Margaret Hellard AM

Professor Margaret Hellard AM

Deputy Director, Programs; Adjunct Professor, Monash University, DEPM.
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Associate Professor Peter Higgs

Associate Professor Peter Higgs

Principal Research Fellow; Honorary Associate Professor, Department of Public Health, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor Jessica Howell

Associate Professor Jessica Howell

Co-head, Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer; Senior Research Fellow
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Dr Ned Latham

Dr Ned Latham

Honorary Staff
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Long Nguyen

Long Nguyen

Data Manager
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Anna Palmer

Anna Palmer

Honorary Associate
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Associate Professor Alisa Pedrana

Associate Professor Alisa Pedrana

Senior Research Fellow; Deputy Discipline Head, Public Health; Eliminate Hepatitis C Australia Coordinator
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Dr Rachel Sacks-Davis

Dr Rachel Sacks-Davis

Senior Research Fellow
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Sophia Schroeder

Sophia Schroeder

Research Officer / Post-doctoral Researcher
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Associate Professor Nick Scott

Associate Professor Nick Scott

Head, Modelling and Biostatistics
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Dr Chris Seaman

Dr Chris Seaman

Research Officer
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Professor Mark A  Stoové

Professor Mark A Stoové

Head of Public Health
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Dr Michael  Traeger

Dr Michael Traeger

Research Officer
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Dr Daniela van Santen

Dr Daniela van Santen

Honorary Fellow
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Dr Amanda Wade

Dr Amanda Wade

Post-Doc
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Dr Jack Wallace

Dr Jack Wallace

Senior Research Officer
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Professor David Wilson

Professor David Wilson

Co-Head, Strategy Insights and Impact
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Dr Anna Wilkinson

Dr Anna Wilkinson

Research Fellow
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Dr Rebecca Winter

Dr Rebecca Winter

Deputy Head Justice Health Group
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