In 2020, we have had little positive news in global health. But the continent of Africa has just been certified free of wild polio which is a big step towards the goal of eradicating polio globally! Africa has not seen any cases of wild polio virus for four years,...
Big congratulations to Mark Rice for his letter to the editor published in the Australian Financial Review this week! In response to the recent Gordon Cairns article about how looking beyond our shores in attempting to #EndCOVIDForAll both supports our regions...
COVID-19 has redefined how we look at “global health” which, given that we have experienced it both locally and globally, now feels more personal. Today, I want to share why I think tuberculosis (TB) deserves equal attention and my hope for a future where...
Over the last few decades, remarkable progress has been achieved across a range of human development indicators. As of 2019, a growing number of children were accessing school, healthcare and clean drinking water and surviving to see their fifth birthday. There were...
On Tuesday March 24, local councils across Australia participated in the global Light Up Red for TB campaign, drawing attention to the 1.5 million deaths and millions of people further infected by Tuberculosis each year. This year the world has been rocked by the...
24 March 2020 – Media Release In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, 24 March is World TB Day. Tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s deadliest infectious disease taking more than 4,100 lives every day. The COVID-19 pandemic worries many...
