“For two decades, hepatitis C was a very different ball game for people affected …there wasn’t really much light on the horizon… But the DAA’s, when they were announced, it just blew us away. It was just amazing! All of a sudden, no injections, very few side effects, a short treatment period, and they were covered under the PBS.”
Paul, former Hepatitis NSW staff
and past-President Hep C Council

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