The Turnbull Government is providing $1.5 million in medical research funding to help better understand the flesh eating Buruli ulcer and reduce its spread in Australia. This funding will be used by the University of Melbourne to study mosquitoes in areas around Victoria where Buruli ulcers have been reported. There has recently been a spike…
E&OE… Topics: $1.5 million for medical research into Buruli ulcer GREG HUNT: Look, thanks very much to Glen, to you, to Jim McCluskey, to Shitij Kapur who’s head of the medical school, to Tim as our chief investigator today. Jane and John are the…
Federal Member for Flinders, the Hon. Greg Hunt MP, was thrilled to officially open the Phillip Island Health Hub. Minister Hunt joined Victorian Minister for Health and Ambulance Services, the Hon Jill Hennessy MP, Victorian Member for Bass, Brian Paynter MP, members of Bass Coast Health and the local community, to officially open the…
E&OE… Topics: Mandatory vaccine for aged care workers to curb influenza ALAN JONES: So what is this story about vaccination? We’re talking about aged care, are we? GREG HUNT: Correct. So what we see is that last year was, exactly as you say, and…
The Turnbull Government welcomes the decision by the Northern Territory and Tasmanian governments to sign onto our new hospital agreement. The National Health Agreement from 2020-21 to 2024-25, will deliver record hospital funding in each and every year, providing millions of additional hospital services for patients. Under the agreement, Northern Territory public hospitals will receive…
The Turnbull Government today welcomes the partnership between the $100 million Brain Cancer Mission and Carrie Bickmore’s Beanies 4 Brain Cancer to fight brain cancer through medical research. Under the partnership Carrie's Beanies 4 Brain Cancer will contribute $5 million over the next five years to support medical research into brain cancer under the Mission. …
The Turnbull Government will provide $10 million to support the development of eleven cutting edge medical projects, which will improve the lives of Australian patients and provide new options to help solve emerging health challenges. The projects include “the BioPen”, which is a handheld 3D printer that can be used in surgery to repair damaged…
More than 4.5 million Australians who are most at risk of getting sick during this year’s flu season can now access a free influenza vaccine, under the Federal Government’s National Immunisation Program. Last year we saw the highest influenza activity in Australia in almost a decade, mirroring a global trend, with more than 250,000 Australians…
E&OE… Topics: 2018 influenza vaccines now available DAVID KOCH: Flu season’s approaching and this year is predicted to be a bad one. Influenza claimed 1100 lives in 2017 and more than 250,000 Aussies tested positive for the virus. So, the Federal Government is stepping…
E&OE… Topics: GP management plans RAY HADLEY: The Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt’s on the line. Minister, good morning. GREG HUNT: Good morning, Ray. RAY HADLEY: Am I right about all of this? Because it came as- when the lady…