A little information about Greg Jefferys and his work to make Hepatitis C affordable and accessible
Greg Jefferys is an internationally respected Hepatitis C activist who has been assisting people with Hepatitis C to access affordable generic Hep C treatment since 2015.
Greg discovered he had Hepatitis C, genotype 2, in 2014 while he was studying for his PhD at the University of Tasmania. The effects of Hep C forced him to quit his PhD.
Unable to afford the high cost of Gilead’s Sovaldi Greg followed the development of generic Sovaldi in India and as soon as it was released, in May 2015, he travelled to India where he purchased 84 pills of generic Sovaldi and returned to Australia.
He was the first Western person to write about Indian generic Hepatitis C treatment. He wrote an online diary of his trip to India which he published on his website and which was also published as a Blog by the online magazine HepMag. His publications gained a huge international following.
Now cured of Hepatitis C Greg devotes all his spare time to helping other people with Hepatitis C to access affordable Hep C medication.
As a result of his work helping people from around the world access affordable Hepatitis C medication Greg Jefferys has been nominated three times for the “Australian of the Year Award” for the years 2016, 2017 and 2019.
Greg Jefferys’ Australian of the Year Nomination 2016
Greg Jefferys’ Australian of the Year Nomination 2017
Greg Jefferys’ Australian of the Year Nomination 2019
Greg is 63 years old and was born in Sydney Australia. He and his wife raised their three sons in Brisbane, Queensland. He moved to Tasmania with his wife in 2007.
Greg has a Masters Degree in History and is the author of two books on Australian history. He also has a Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in History and Anthropology and a Diploma in Education.
As well as being a successful author Greg Jefferys has worked as a High School teacher and spent 10 years working as a sculptor.
http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/02/news/india-buyers-club-sofosbuvir-hepatitis/index.html
http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2015/s4297299.htm
http://hepatitissa.asn.au/news/215-hepatitis-c-treatment-bypassing-australia
https://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunrise/a/30271308/the-aussie-dallas-buyers-club/
http://www.caravanmagazine.in/reportage/drug-deals.
https://www.thefix.com/tasmanian-angel-leads-hep-c-sufferers-affordable-meds
Click here to read What the New York Times says about Greg Jefferys work helping people in the USA and other countries gain access to affordable Hep C treatment.
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Greg Jefferys’ blog is not intended as Medical advice and does not intend to offer medical advice.
Whilst Greg Jefferys is doing a PhD it is not in medicine. Any advice offered is offered in good faith and based on an extensive general knowledge of Hepatitis C and access to generic Hepatitis medicines Greg Jefferys has acquired through his work as an advocate and activist
The Hep C Buyers Club is not a company or corporate entity but simply a loose structure intended to offer a free information to people with Hepatitis C
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I have converted this diary into a kindle book for folk who might like it in that format. I have added a lot more depth than the original diary contains, it’s more of a complete story in book format. I have priced it as low as Kindle allows me to @ 99 cents. If you are interested just click here to go to the Kindle page.
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