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Category: Global health

Picture of 3 scholarship winners: Tara Guckel, Belinda Belhatchet, and Nurhira Abdul Kadir. Text: 'Preventive Health Conference 2022. Accelerating action. Wednesday 11 to Friday 13 May 2022. Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, QLD. Hybrid conference. www.prevention2022.com | #Prevention2022.' Public Health Association of Australia logo.

Scholarship winners share reflections on Preventive Health Conference

Joe Carrello, PHAA NSW Earlier in 2022, the PHAA NSW branch awarded four scholarships for individuals to attend the 2022 PHAA … More

Branches and SIGs, public health workforce
The seventeen Sustainable Development Goals

The Sustainable Development Goals, setbacks, and COVID-19

Fran Baum1, Lauren Paremoer2, Joanne Flavel1, Connie Musolino1, Ron Labonte3 1Stretton Health Equity, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia. 2Department of … More

Coronavirus, COVID-19, global health, Health equity, Public Health
A person holds a sign saying Climate Justice Now.

Climate action needed to protect public health

PHAA Intern Allyson Todd and PHAA Senior Policy and Advocacy Adviser Malcolm Baalman Climate change poses one of the biggest … More

air quality, Climate change, WHO
close up photo of the coronavirus

The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 17 March 2022

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

COVID19, The CODE, vaccinations
close up photo of the coronavirus

The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 10 March 2022

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

COVID19, The CODE, vaccinations
close up photo of the coronavirus

The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 3 March 2022

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

COVID19, The CODE, vaccinations
close up photo of the coronavirus

The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 24 February 2022

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

COVID19, The CODE, vaccinations
close up photo of the coronavirus

The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 17 February 2022

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

COVID19, The CODE, vaccinations
close up photo of the coronavirus

The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 10 February 2022

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

COVID19, The CODE, vaccinations
close up photo of the coronavirus

The CODE COVID-19 International Update, 3 February 2022

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

Coronavirus, COVID19, The CODE, vaccinations
various shapes and sizes of medication pills

New study reveals the deadly global impact of antimicrobial resistance

Jeremy Lasek – PHAA The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) “one of the top 10 global … More

Antimicrobial resistance, planetary health, Public Health
close up photo of the coronavirus

The CODE COVID-19 International Update – 20 January 2022

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

Coronavirus, COVID19, The CODE, vaccinations
Wrapped Christmas presents under a tree. Credit: Mike Fleming/Flickr.

All I want for Christmas is an Australian Centre for Disease Control and Prevention

Terry Slevin, PHAA CEO Mariah Carey’s classic Christmas hit is a commercial radio and shopping centre staple every December. If … More

ACDC, COVID-19, Health equity, infectious disease, Prevention, Public Health
A smiling woman holds a smiling baby up at head height.

Addressing Inequalities in Access to Quality Maternal and Child Health Services in Sub-Saharan Africa

Authors – Firew Bobo (PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney, UTS); Professor Andrew Hayen, (UTS); Professor Angela Dawson; (UTS) How … More

Health equity, maternal health, vaccination
World AIDS day. December 1. Where to next? A red ribbon with 40 years of HIV written on it diagonally.

On World AIDS Day, peak body says elimination can be achieved in Australia by 2025

Jeremy Lasek – PHAA Today, 1 December, is World AIDS Day. After 40 years of trying to control the spread … More

AIDS, child health, Health equity, international health, Public Health
close up photo of the coronavirus

The Code COVID-19 International Update – 25 November 2021

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

Coronavirus, COVID-19, immunisation, The CODE
Dr Aletha Ward rests her arm against the end of a hospital bed.

How nurses can help fight climate change

Dr Aletha Ward – University of Southern Queensland Nurses have been frontline in the pandemic response, demonstrating leadership in communicating … More

Climate change, global health, nursing, public health workforce
close up photo of the coronavirus

The Code COVID-19 International Update – 18 November 2021

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health equity, international health, Vaccine equity
Image features delegates at the COP26 UN Climate Change Summit in Glasgow, 11 November 2021. Credit Justin Goff/ UK Government/Flickr.

Why do democratic governments keep letting their people suffer the impacts of climate disruption?

Malcolm Baalman – PHAA The circus that was the UN Climate Conference in Glasgow has come and gone. The results … More

Climate change, COP26, health, Public Health
A person wearing blue gloves prepares a syringe with vaccine.

Pandemics are by definition GLOBAL. Will Australia share the solution?

Terry Slevin – PHAA “The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved booster doses of the Pfizer vaccine for people aged … More

COVID-19, Health equity, immunisation, international health, vaccines
Front cover of the report features the WHO logo and the words "COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health, the health argument for climate action

What’s in the WHO’s COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health?

Anna Alex – PHAA intern Leading up to COP26 in Glasgow next week, the World Health Organisation has released a … More

Climate change, global health, health, WHO
Associate Professor Lisa Whop stands with her arms folded and looks at the camera. Image credit Jamie Kidston, ANU

Henrietta Lacks’ iconic story of inequity, injustice, and disparities in health holds Australian relevance

Dr Mary-Anne Land (PHAA) & Associate Professor Lisa Whop (ANU) As a young mother, Henrietta Lacks and her husband were … More

Henrietta Lacks, HPV, Indigenous health, vaccines, WHO
close up photo of the coronavirus

The Code COVID19 International Update – 7 October 2021

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code COVID19 International Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations … More

Coronavirus, COVID19, Public Health, vaccinations
Screenshot of the cover of the Rethinking Policy Priorities in the light of pandemics report.

Pandemic lessons learnt, legacies, and the need for greater investment

Jeremy Lasek – PHAA The PHAA’s Australian Public Health Conference 2021, while virtual in nature due to COVID, is being … More

Coronavirus, COVID, environment, global health, Health equity, Public Health
close up photo of the coronavirus

The CODE Update – 16 September

Dr Priscilla Robinson The Code Update is a weekly snapshot of the COVID-19 pandemic, assessing efforts by nations around the … More

Coronavirus, COVID19, Public Health, vaccines

A new meningitis outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Melanie Parker – PHAA Intern   Two weeks ago, I wrote about meningitis and the forthcoming World Health Organization (WHO) … More

#meningitis #WHO #DRC #DefeatMeningtis

A Q&A with a WHO expert on Defeating Meningitis

Melanie Parker –  PHAA Intern   The global COVID-19 pandemic has overshadowed much of the other work public health professionals … More

Meningitis, Public Health, WHO

Adapt, stay, deliver – Afghanistan’s Polio Eradication Initiative

Mary-Anne Land – PHAA   Adapt, stay, deliver – Afghanistan’s Polio Eradication Initiative will continue operations amid ongoing instability in … More

Afghanistan, global health, polio, vaccines

The burden of hypertension has shifted from high to low- and middle-income countries

Mary-Anne Land – PHAA   The number of adults aged 30–79 years with hypertension has increased from 650 million to … More

Junk food companies have no place on the Olympic sponsorship podium

Kathryn Backholer, Christina Zorbas and Florentine Martino     The Tokyo Olympics is like no other before it. In the … More

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