“I was part of a group of people who had hepatitis C, at a parliamentary inquiry where we were pushing to get the DAAs onto the PBS… I said to the parliamentarians, ‘wouldn’t it be cheaper to cure these people than have to pay for a liver transplant?’ By 2016, we had our victory. It was just magical. We won!”
Mary, NSW Needle and Syringe Program worker
Hep C Advocate and Champion

New hep C treatment and cure became widely accessible in Australia ten years ago on March 1, 2016. Australians living with hep C gained equal access to all oral, interferon-free direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatments, achieving cure rates exceeding 95%. Now in 2026, we ask community members what ten years means to them. #HepCURED10Years

Find out more about HEPCURED:  https://hepc.org.au

Find out more about the 10-year anniversary:  https://www.hep.org.au/10-years-of-daas