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$1.5m NHMRC grant boosts ME/CFS research
Researcher to lead worlds top cancer control group
COVID-19 disrupting mental health services in most countries, WHO survey
World leaders, celebrities to join WHO’s Big Event for Mental Health on
Best time to prevent next pandemic is now: countries join voices for better emergency preparedness
UN welcomes nearly $1 billion in recent pledges – to bolster access to lifesaving tests
WHO to investigate allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse in Ebola response
Global partnership to make available 120 million affordable
World Rabies Day 2020
WHO endorses Burnet HIV diagnostic
COVID-19 pandemic: countries urged to take stronger action to stop spread of harmful information
Tobacco responsible for 20% of deaths from coronary heart disease
Boost for global response to COVID-19 as economies worldwide formally sign up to COVAX facility
Drowning biggest killer of children in Indian Sundarbans
WHO and UNICEF recommit to accelerating health and well-being at all ages
Why plumbers and teachers should have a say on designer babies and genetically enhanced potatoes
WHO’s three messages for UN75
Access to COVID-19 Tools-Accelerator Facilitation Council holds inaugural meeting
Time to Prepare for COVID-19 Vaccine Transport is Now
More than 3 billion people protected from harmful trans fat in their food
WHO calls for global action on sepsis – cause of 1 in 5 deaths worldwide
COVID-19 could reverse decades of progress toward eliminating preventable child deaths, agencies warn
NDIA releases new Functional Capacity Framework
World-first Aussie innovations among finalists for prestigious research commercialisation awards
Elimination, eradication, and myth of ‘living with’ a certain level of COVID-19
In WHO global pulse survey, 90% of countries report disruptions to essential health services since COVID-19 pandemic
Australia steps up support to improve immunisation in Indo-Pacific
An opportunity to kick-start a massive scale-up in investment in mental health
Progress on COVID-19 vaccine strategy
Global polio eradication initiative applauds WHO African region for wild polio-free certification
Do we need to make a potential COVID-19 vaccine mandatory?
WHO Decides? “Fair and Equitable” Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccines
172 countries and multiple candidate vaccines engaged in COVID-19 vaccine Global Access Facility
World Humanitarian Day 2020: A tribute to aid workers on front lines
TGI initiates a randomised Control trial of Hydroxychloroquine for Health Care Workers exposed to COVID
2 in 5 schools around world lacked basic handwashing facilities prior to COVID-19 pandemic – UNICEF, WHO
Glimpse into future with space makers
Dental Health Week: How is Australia’s oral health tracking? 7 August
$1.8 million injection for trials of improved Q Fever vaccine
2 new cases of COVID
“Be a Mouth Keeper”: Looking after your oral health during pandemic
‘Wonder Drug’ Ivermectin in a Triple Therapy Should be Used for COVID-19 Cure and Prevention
No new cases of COVID
Cloth face masks can reduce spread of SARS-CoV
2 new cases of COVID-19 3 August
COVID-19 Emergency Committee highlights need for response efforts over long term
Australia’s oral health getting worse … and COVID is not helping
Queensland returns blunt instrument border controls