Polio vaccination rates are relatively low in Papua-New Guinea. In Morobe Province, where the child diagnosed with polio lives, the polio vaccination rate is 61%, the health system in Papua-New Guinea has a low level of resources and service quality is inconsistent across the...
Sue Packham| The Age| June 25,...
Peter Graves| The Age| June 23,...
The Australian TB Caucus, a multiparty group of 29 parliamentarians, met today to discuss the need for Australia to take a leadership role on the issue of TB in the lead up to the first ever UN High Level Meeting on TB, which will be held alongside the UN General...
In the leafy coastal suburb of Elanora, we spent our Friday immersed in education and cakes; we learnt where RESULTS started, how it’s structured, where it’s heading, and how we have the power to change the...
David Bailey| Canberra Times| 23 May...
In the next few years, annual Australian contributions to the Global Fund, Gavi and the GPE will need to increase by a combined amount of more than $100 million, humanitarian assistance will increase by $90 million, the measures in the Indo-Pacific Health Security Initiative will build up, and aid to...
“Given our OECD ranking dropped to 19 out of 29 countries in terms of aid giving this year, tonight’s Budget begs the question: how low we are prepared to sink?...
David Bailey| Canberra Times| 4 May...
