This year marks the fifth year that Hepatitis B Free has been working in the Oro Province of Papua New Guinea (PNG). From the 23rd to 29th of July 2017, a team of six volunteers including doctors, nurses and a medical student, returned to the region to run clinics for vaccination and community health needs.Continue reading Back in Papua New Guinea: July 2017 medical trip (pt. 1)
Recent trip to PNG
To our valued support team, We have just returned from a very successful trip to our hepatitis B project in Papua New Guinea from March 4-11, 2023. Because of COVID, this was our first visit to PNG since November, 2019. During our trip we conducted three clinics at Mamba, Embi, and Siroga and also sawContinue reading Recent trip to PNG
Program updates May2022
Greetings to friends and supporters of Hepatitis B Free. As always, we are very grateful for your encouragement, gifts and prayers. We see encouraging signs that travel around the world is opening up again. It is too early to say that the worst of the COVID epidemic is behind us, but greater understanding of theContinue reading Program updates May2022
WHO Global Hepatitis Talk Show Bringing hepatitis care closer to you 28th July 2022
Theme: Bringing hepatitis care closer to you We invite you to join WHO World Hepatitis Day 2022 to participate in our Global Hepatitis Talk show to commemorate this important day. This year’s theme is “Bringing Hepatitis Care closer to you” highlighting the need for bringing hepatitis care closer to the primary health facilities and communities to ensure that people have better accessContinue reading WHO Global Hepatitis Talk Show Bringing hepatitis care closer to you 28th July 2022
March 2022 Update
By DAVID HILMERS – Chief Medical Officer Greetings to all our friends and supporters, The New Year brings hope for relief from the ravages of COVID and for lifting of some of the travel restrictions that have hampered our efforts to combat hepatitis. Travel in and out of Australia is now open to both residentsContinue reading March 2022 Update
November, 2021 Update
By DAVID HILMERS – Chief Medical Officer Dear Supporters, As we enter the holiday season, we give thanks for your continued support through difficult times. It has been nearly two years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but we are finally seeing encouraging signs that our volunteers might be able to restart their travels to visitContinue reading November, 2021 Update