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About Greg Jefferys

A little information about Greg Jefferys and his work to make Hepatitis C affordable and accessible

About Greg Jefferys

Greg Jefferys’ Hep C Buyers Club making Hepatitis C Treatment Affordable

Greg Jefferys is an internationally respected Hepatitis C activist who has been assisting people with Hepatitis C to access affordable generic Hep
C treatment for almost three years.
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.

Australian of the Year Nomination

As a result of his work helping people from around the world access affordable Hepatitis C medication Greg Jefferys has been twice nominated
for the “Australian of the Year Award” for the years 2016 and 2017.
Background
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.

Some links to news stories about

Greg Jefferys’ work
New York Times

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://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-20/hepatitis-c-sufferer-imports-life-saving-drugs-from-india/6712990

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-01/hepatitis-cruise-india-trips-among-plans-to-save-on-1-000-pill

http://tvnz.co.nz/sunday-news/dunedin-musician-says-he-would-dead-without-access-hepatitis-c-drugs-price-could-afford-video-6475541

http://hepatitissa.asn.au/news/215-hepatitis-c-treatment-bypassing-australia

http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/liver-patients-given-a-shot-at-life/news-story/92e54d37f74fb93a2bfdb0e8d4f6d891?
nk=faab25a20ca1023e85dc8968db2c89da-1457747776

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/all-that-matters/When-US-UK-doctors-refuse-to-prescribe-Indian-drugs-it-reeks-of-
racism/articleshow/48725863.cms

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

ttp://tvnz.co.nz/sunday-news/desperate-kiwis-being-denied-life-saving-drugs-because-our-government-won-t-buy-them-too-expensive-says-
they-officially-reach-video-6453338

http://tvnz.co.nz/sunday-news/dunedin-musician-says-he-would-dead-without-access-hepatitis-c-drugs-price-could-afford-video-6475541

http://www.fwweekly.com/2016/10/05/i-want-a-new-drug/

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.
P L E A S E N O T E

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

O T H E R B O O K S

Click here for other books by Greg Jefferys.

M Y T R A V E L J O U R N A L

F O R K I N D L E

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.

R E C E N T P O S T S

Gileads Insatiable Greed

September 14, 2018

Hepatitis C Antibody Test

September 8, 2018
Doctors Big Pharma and generic hepatitis c treatment
August 25, 2018

Tips For Taking Harvoni

August 21, 2018

Hepatitis C Support Groups on Facebook

July 7, 2018

Gilead, Greed, Avarice and Hepatitis C Treatment

July 5, 2018

Sofosbuvir + Daclatasvir: the best Hepatitis C Treatment?

June 22, 2018

Understanding Hepatitis C Genotypes

May 11, 2018

What is a Fibroscan
April 20, 2018

Hepatitis C Treatment Costs Set to Tumble

April 16, 2018

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