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Hepatitis B Free is an Australian humanitarian non-government organisation focused on action to address the impact of chronic hepatitis B infection in high burden populations. The organisation conducts specialist medical missions, as well as providing long term technical assistance and health policy guidance to governments and health services.[1]

For example, in Kiribati Hepatitis B Free has supported establishment of the first clinical service and disease control programme in the country, with the first patients commencing treatment in 2018.[2]

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  1. ^ "Hepatitis B Free". Hepatitis B Free. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  2. ^ Lee, Alice; Jackson, Kathy; Tekoaua, Rosemary; Lee, Caroline; Huntley, Margaret Sue; Hilmers, David (2020-09-30). "A programme to treat chronic hepatitis B in Kiribati: progress and challenges". Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal. 11 (3): 21–25. doi:10.5365/wpsar.2019.10.4.003. PMC 8053900. PMID 33936856.