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 Are you living in New Zealand with Hepatitis B and not currently enrolled with us ? We provide free monitoring.

The Hepatitis Foundation of New Zealand

We educate on the importance of getting tested for hepatitis B and registering for our free long-term New Zealand community monitoring programme. There are over 150,000 people in New Zealand living with chronic hepatitis and most are unaware they have it.  

Patients

Find out more about hepatitis b and if you should be tested or get treatment. Self-referral form and more information.

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What’s it like to be: Living with hepatitis

August 7, 2024

Here, David Mahutonga talks about living with hepatitis B. It was discovered when he was 35, leading to liver cancer and ultimately a liver transplant.

Published 30 July 2024: The Listener Online. I was about 35 when I found out I had hepatitis. My oldest daughter and I were living in Rotorua, and we went past this caravan that just happened to be doing hepatitis tests. She said, “Let’s go and have a try.” I got some results a couple of ...
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If you have hepatitis B, are a New Zealand citizen and are not currently enrolled with us, we invite you to register for free monitoring.

Liver disease can be inherited or caused by damage to the liver from infection, alcohol use and obesity. Over time, this damage can cause scarring (cirrhosis), which can lead to liver failure. This can be life-threatening.

The liver is our largest organ. It sits just under the rib cage on the right side of the abdomen. It performs many important functions, such as producing bile to help break down food in the gut, breaking down harmful substances such as alcohol from the body, storing nutrients and vitamins, regulating the levels of many hormones and substances in the body such as cholesterol, and fighting infections and disease.

We regularly receive immigration-related enquiries from people, particularly around whether additional blood tests or fibroscans are needed as part of their visa applications. If you’re seeking such information, please contact your case manager directly. In some cases a visa extension may be available. Your case manager will contact us on your behalf if anything else is required or they have any questions.

If you have hepatitis B and you're expecting, we recommend telling your doctor or midwife so your baby can be protected from the virus as soon as it's born. 
While the risk of transmission during pregnancy or birth is less than five percent, there is an increased chance of transmission for women in the acute (new) stage of hepatitis.

 

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