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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

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air quality, Climate change, Public Health, WHO
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

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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

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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

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More talk, no action: Australia’s approach to trade rules restraining vaccine production

Deborah Gleeson, La Trobe University Papua New Guinea’s COVID-19 outbreak is a portent of the “catastrophic moral failure” the head … More

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Public Health, TRIPs agreement, Vaccine equity, WHO, WTO

The CODE Update – 17 March

Priscilla Robinson View this week’s spreadsheet This week there are some interesting – and slightly concerning – changes in patterns. … More

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AstraZeneca, Public Health, vaccines, WHO
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Now is not the time to cut funds to the WHO

Now is not the time to cut funding to the world’s leading public health support agency.

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  • Parliament debates influence of unhealthy product ads on children June 1, 2023
    Malcolm Baalman, PHAA Senior Policy and Advocacy Advisor Yesterday, key members of federal Parliament with health experience – including an … More The post Parliament debates influence of unhealthy product ads on children appeared first on Intouch Public Health.
  • On World No Tobacco Day, read an expert’s perspective on e-cigarettes May 31, 2023
    Editor’s note: Today, Wednesday 31 May, marks World No Tobacco Day. Yesterday, Associate Professor Michelle Jongenelis spoke before the Health … More The post On World No Tobacco Day, read an expert’s perspective on e-cigarettes appeared first on Intouch Public Health.
  • Australian women’s access to abortion is a postcode lottery. Here’s what needs to change May 31, 2023
    Danielle Mazza, Monash University When the American legal precedent protecting women’s right to an abortion in the United States, Roe … More The post Australian women’s access to abortion is a postcode lottery. Here’s what needs to change appeared first on Intouch Public Health.
  • Confronting the barriers to ADHD services May 29, 2023
    Jainoor Rana, former PHAA intern   The Australian Senate recently authorised its Community Affairs Committee to conduct an inquiry into … More The post Confronting the barriers to ADHD services appeared first on Intouch Public Health.
  • Remembering Dr Mike Nunn, a pioneering One Health advocate and mentor May 29, 2023
    Dr Andrea Britton, PHAA One Health Special Interest Group co-convenor It is with much loss and gratitude that we reflect … More The post Remembering Dr Mike Nunn, a pioneering One Health advocate and mentor appeared first on Intouch Public Health.

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