Needle access lowers district's Hepatitis C rates

By Janice Harris
Updated July 22 2014 - 6:28am, first published 3:30am
PREVENTION: Needle and syringe program administrator Tricia Frost. Photo: JUDE KEOGH 0721needles1
PREVENTION: Needle and syringe program administrator Tricia Frost. Photo: JUDE KEOGH 0721needles1

HEPATITIS C rates in the Western NSW Local Health District (LHD) are stable due to the increased accessibility of the needle syringe program (NSP), according to population health expert Georgia Simpson.

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