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• Eliminating hepatitis C in a generation

  http://prevention.health.vic.gov.au/blog/posts/eliminating-hepatitis-c-in-a-generation
  Very rarely are we in a situation where we have the opportunity to cure a chronic condition. Since 1 March 2016, new-generation and radically improved treatments are offering the 65,000 Victorians currently living with hepatitis C a new future free of the condition

• Melbourne is on a fast-track to eliminating new HIV infections

  http://prevention.health.vic.gov.au/blog/posts/melbourne-is-on-a-fast-track-to-eliminating-new-hiv-infections
  You may not have heard of Fast-Track Cities but it is an initiative being taken up by cities across the world. As the name implies, it is about fast-tracking - specifically fast-tracking local responses to HIV and AIDS.

• Improving sexual and reproductive health

  http://prevention.health.vic.gov.au/blog/posts/improving-sexual-and-reproductive-health
  Sexual and reproductive health requires respect, safety and freedom from discrimination and violence.

• Bringing Victoria one step closer to virtually eliminating new HIV infections

  http://prevention.health.vic.gov.au/blog/posts/bringing-victoria-one-step-closer-to-virtually-eliminating-new-hiv-infections
  Victorians at risk of being infected with HIV will now have improved access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drugs through a new study called PrEPX .

• Time to immunise: free vaccines to stop outbreaks

  https://prevention.health.vic.gov.au/blog/posts/time-to-immunise-free-vaccines-to-stop-outbreaks
  Victoria has launched a comprehensive vaccination program for viral hepatitis and meningococcal in populations that have seen outbreaks of both illnesses.