Latest health equity News

Monash sociology expert to appear on inaugural panel about healthy masculinity at Women’s Agenda Women’s Health Summit
Parkinson’s an unexpected and unpredictable journey for Pacific Peoples
NSW Preventive Health Summit Dates Confirmed
Vulnerable Australians to benefit as Vinnies confirmed as inaugural partner of the Guild Foundation
WHO launches global research priorities on climate, health and migration
$18.1 million to improve the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ Australians
Six George Institute researchers secure prestigious NHMRC Investigator Grants
Funding success powers research improving health, equity and care
KI researcher behind fashion creation that highlights challenges posed by HIV
KI researcher behind fashion collection that highlights challenges posed by HIV
Indigenous Australians want to use cultural medicines more often, but access remains difficult
WHO launches climate, health and migration research roadmap for the Western Pacific Region
Critical Role Of Interpreters In Patient Care
Australia’s lung cancer screening program is a year old. But can the health system deliver?
$11.7m NSW Govt investment in ADHD care by GPs a ‘win for health equity’: RACGP
$11.7m NSW Govt investment in ADHD care by GPs a ‘win for health equity’
Children’s mental health crisis risks fuelling ‘lost generation’
Million-dollar boost to health research to improve WA wellbeing
Abortion is healthcare: WHISE reaffirms support for reproductive autonomy and opposes the criminalisation of abortion seekers
Health leaders raise alarm for patient safety as pharmacy prescribing expands
EAACI Calls for a “Vision Zero” Future Free from Allergy and Asthma Burden
Medicine Speciality Rewarding But Hidden
Changemakers LIVE highlights the next generation shaping the future of health
First Optimal Care Pathway to improve cancer care for children
Gap Widens As Vaccination Rates Slip
How integrating tradition and self-care has strengthened public health in the Americas
Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 23 May 2026
New Appointments To ABC Board 18 May
New WHO health inequality country profiles to track progress on achieving health equity
Global scholarship backs University of Canterbury research into disease inequity
Closing the Gap at risk without urgent focus on urban Indigenous health
RACGP strengthens commitment to rural health at Rural WONCA 2026
Upcoming Chronic Conditions Prevention and Integrated Care Program
R&D roadmaps for pathogen families to reduce uncertainty about the next pandemic and boost coordinated global R&D preparedness
Championing Health Equity On National Close Gap Day
Driving better health outcomes through health promotion research
University of Newcastle launches new Strategic Plan: Looking Ahead 2030
Upcoming Chronic Conditions Prevention and Integrated Care Program
WHO is now a Green Climate Fund accredited entity
Children’s Investment Fund Foundation backs science with funding commitment for sexual and reproductive rights
Guild Welcomes Malinauskas Labor Re-election
A tax on unhealthy foods could save 212,000 Australian lives and $15 billion in healthcare costs
La Trobe Appointed Parkville Nursing Research Lead
Young people in Uk’S poorest households three times more likely to be NEET
Call for doctors to partner with Australia’s Indigenous people to demand climate action
Close Gap Day
Stroke Foundation reaffirms commitment to health equity this Close the Gap Day
Victoria’s expanded pharmacy contraceptive access marks real progress — WHISE calls for bold investment to ensure no one is left behind