Nuclear weapons are still a threat 75 years on from Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Jaya Dantas The Public Health Association of Australia on the 6th and 9th August 2020 notes the 75th anniversaries of … More

Global vaccination prevents outbreaks. Image of an African child getting a vaccine

Australia’s golden opportunity to prevent future outbreaks

COVID-19 shows the urgency of global public health investments. The virus has no vaccine yet, but a host of other infections do. Measles; polio, whooping cough; forms of meningitis and pneumonia; and other diseases have vaccines that substantially reduce their risks.