Our objectives
The National Prisons Hepatitis Network (NPHN) is committed to Australia’s goal to eliminate hepatitis C as a public health threat by 2030 by facilitating a coordinated national approach to prison-based hepatitis C elimination.
Since its establishment in 2017, the NPHN has grown to over 250 members from the justice health, corrections, academic, and consumer sectors, connecting experts and key stakeholders involved in hepatitis care in Australian prisons.
Our approach
The NPHN is committed to promoting scale-up of hepatitis C testing, treatment, and prevention in the Australian prison sector through facilitation of knowledge exchange, research, and advocacy. We foster cross-jurisdictional and cross-sector collaborations focused on prison-based hepatitis C elimination efforts.
KNOWLEDGE
EXCHANGE
RESEARCH
ADVOCACY
KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE
The NPHN facilitates the ongoing exchange of knowledge and information related to hepatitis C testing, treatment, and prevention for people in prison.
Each year, the NPHN hosts an annual workshop. The full-day workshop provides a valuable opportunity for the sector to network, align efforts, and present work, with an overall goal to progress the prison-based hepatitis C elimination agenda.​
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The NPHN also holds annual webinars, hosts regular stakeholder meetings, as well as prison-focused sessions at relevant sector conferences.
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Click here to read more about the annual NPHN workshops and other events.
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RESEARCH
The NPHN facilitates research aimed at enhancing access to hepatitis C care for people in Australian prisons.
Hepatitis C care in prison
Facilitating prison-focused hepatitis C research is central to the work of the NPHN. The NPHN partners with leading research organisations to spearhead several prison-based hepatitis C research projects. To learn more about current NPHN research and initiatives, including surveillance and education, click the 'read more' button below.
ADVOCACY
The NPHN advocates for the continued scale-up of hepatitis C testing, treatment, and prevention across the Australian prison sector.
The NPHN National Consensus Statement on the Management of Hepatitis C in Australia’s Prisons outlines 24 best practice recommendations and nominates key performance indicators (KPIs) and reporting targets for the implementation of hepatitis C care in prisons based on local and international scientific evidence. Click here to access the Statement.
Guidelines, Publications & Reports
Discover the work of the NPHN on hepatitis C surveillance, education, and policy in the prison sector through our peer-reviewed publications, guidelines, and reports.
ADMINISTERING AND FUNDING ORGANISATIONS
All NPHN activities are supported by unconditional sponsorship from administering and funding organisations.
