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Using social networks to reduce hepatitis C prevalence

Targeting social networks with a ‘treat your friends’ approach is a feasible, practical and effective strategy for treating hepatitis C amongst people who inject drugs.

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Professor Margaret Hellard AM

For almost two decades Margaret’s work has centred around infectious diseases, preventing their transmission and identifying the impact of these infections in vulnerable populations. A researcher and clinician, her principal research interests are in the epidemiology of blood-borne viruses (BBVs) HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C, sexually transmitted infections, and improving the management of individuals who already have the infection.

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