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Director-General presents Award for Global Health to four distinguished leaders
WHO introduces PREVENT technical package to address lead poisoning
WHO launches advocacy, communications and partnerships plan on the health response to climate change, air pollution and energy poverty
Ebola outbreak declared a global health emergency – what you need to know
Global health gains face threat of reversal
WHO launches revamped SHAKE package to help reduce salt intake
PolyU showcases startup incubation and knowledge transfer excellence at Asia Summit on Global Health, advancing Hong Kong’s development into international health and…
New WHO health inequality country profiles to track progress on achieving health equity
George Institute welcomes new WHO guidance on potassium-enriched salt
NSW Nurses celebrated for their commitment to communities
WHO and IPU call on parliamentarians to join the WHA Global Parliamentary Forum
Financial strain, lockdowns and fear of infection during disease outbreaks magnify violence against women and girls − new research
New WHO online course strengthens good practices in clinical trials
Professor Ian Hamilton Appointed Director of Global Planetary Health Program and Chair in Planetary Health
Three new research projects to support the future of Australia’s chicken meat industry
UNSW to fast-track female founders in new $4m NSW Government program
Landmark achievement opens pathway for treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis
How unhealthy ultra-processed foods are designed and marketed to make us crave them
The George Institute led landmark study improves adolescent mental health in India’s urban slums
Bacteriophages: meet the viruses that hunt superbugs
Every breath counts: why so many Australians with asthma aren’t getting the care they need
Practicing today for tomorrow’s emergencies – WHO convenes countries and partners to simulate response to major disease outbreak
The George Institute brings together experts to strengthen adolescent mental health through ANUMATI 2.0 – an intervention in urban slums in India
UNSW Health Translation Hub Wins Top Industry Honour
Sisel International Appoints Pamela Ferry as General Manager of Australia and New Zealand to Support Regional Expansion
WHO reports measurable health impact in 2025 amid transition to new strategy
Low-dose triple-pill cut risk of recurrent stroke by about 40%, global trial shows
Experts recommend potassium-enriched low‑sodium salt substitutes to tackle hypertension and heart disease in India
Macquarie University hosts landmark RNA research and manufacturing facility
Early warning signs of brain infection in children identified in new study
Researchers Recognised In Premier’s Award
Washington’s hepatitis C elimination initiative expanded access to testing and treatment while reducing per-patient costs, UW-led study finds
The fake disease that fooled the internet – and what it says about all of us
Message from the Head of the PIP Framework Secretariat, Anne Huvos
Message from the Head of the PIP Framework Secretariat, Anne Huvos
60 Day prescriptions are saving millions. Why aren’t more Australians getting them?
New Program from Doctors For Nutrition Aims to Transform Diabetes Care for Doctors and Patients
Connecting climate, NCDs & women’s health at Women Deliver 2026
George Institute researcher wins NHMRC scholarship to tackle a hormone at the heart of Australia’s hypertension crisis
First-ever WHO Forum unites 800+ Collaborating Centres for stronger scientific collaboration
Kazakhstan becomes first country in Central Asia to earn WHO recognition for regulation of medicines and imported vaccines
Strengthening One Health through coordinated action on implementation, science, policy and financing
Message by the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO – March 2026
Professor Arthur Christopoulos Receives NHMRC Research Excellence Award
Snow Medical invests $24 million in three new research fellows, strengthening NSW’s biomedical research leadership
AI, medical ethics and the future of surgery on the agenda as major surgical conference heads to Perth
Australian Academy of Science recognises pioneering infectious disease researcher
WHO welcomes IOM into the Global Digital Health Certification Network