Tag: Australian Centre for Disease Control
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Now more than ever, Australia needs a Centre for Disease Control
We’re calling on the next Australian Government to complete the establishment of the independent statutory Centre for Disease Control (CDC) by the end of 2025. Find out more on the Public Health Association of Australia’s Federal Election priorities site. This is part of an ongoing series explaining our 2025 Federal…
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Historic step towards an Australian CDC
Malcolm Baalman Read our members-only summary of the COVID-19 Inquiry Report here. The Australian Government has released a long-awaited report on the Commonwealth Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 Response Inquiry Report is focused on what happened during the pandemic of 2020-2022 to identify lessons learned for future…
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Timor-Leste’s Institute of Public Health builds links with Australian partners
Malcolm Baalman, PHAA Senior Policy and Advocacy Advisor This week the PHAA national office hosted Dr Merita Monteiro, foundation President of the newly created Timor-Leste (East Timor) National Institute of Public Health (Prezidente do Conselho Diretivo do Instituto Nacional de Saúde Pública de Timor-Leste, INSP-TL). (Photo from left: PHAA Senior…
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Chief Medical Officer on what the Australian CDC will and won’t do
Public Health Association of Australia Professor Paul Kelly, Chief Medical Officer of the Australian Department of Health and Aged Care, has given a progress update to the public health community on the forthcoming Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC). He spoke during the Opening Plenary session of the Communicable Diseases…
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Federal Budget updates on the Australian CDC
PHAA Just over $90 million has been allocated (Budget Paper 2, p.131) over two years to the establishment of the Australian Centre for Disease Control (ACDC), according to the Budget papers published last night, Tuesday 9 May 2023. The Government plans to operate an interim ACDC from 1 January 2024,…
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PHAA representatives address federal Parliament’s Long COVID inquiry
Lily Pratt, PHAA On Monday 20 February, the House Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport held one of several public hearings for their Inquiry into Long COVID and Repeated COVID Infections. PHAA was invited to speak and Professor Catherine Bennett, head of Deakin Epidemiology, and Professor Caroline Miller,…
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Centre for Disease Control seen as key for tackling COVID and climate change
Introduction by Croakey: Last week’s decision by National Cabinet to end mandatory COVID-19 isolation and pandemic payments has sparked strong criticism from community and health groups concerned about the risk to some people. Many health leaders, community organisations and members of the public are concerned the decision will place additional strain…
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Burning questions at ‘fireside chat’: three state public health chiefs provide insights
Melanie Parker, PHAA Three of Australia’s public health chiefs explored the past, present and future of public health in Australia during this year’s Population Health Congress 2022 in Adelaide. New South Wales Chief Health Officers Dr Kerry Chant PSM, Victorian Chief Health Officer Professor Brett Sutton, and Tasmanian Director of…
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‘Who are we?’ Highlights from the Opening Plenary of Population Health Congress 2022
Melanie Parker, PHAA Renowned researchers, public health chiefs, population health students and professionals, and prominent politicians from across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand attended last week’s Population Health Congress 2022. Hosted in hybrid format by the Public Health Association of Australia, Australian Health Promotion Association, Australasian Epidemiological Association, and Australasian…