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30 Years after the World Summit for Children – great progress now under threat
Then Prime Minister, The Hon. Bob Hawke MP, at the Sydney Candlelight Vigil, September 1990. (RESULTS Educational Fund.) The end of September saw the 30th anniversary of the World Summit for Children - a landmark event for action on improving the lives of the...
Global crisis drives a rethink on international development spending in 2020-21
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rethink of the Australian overseas aid program, according to global poverty advocacy group, RESULTS International Australia.
The Race for A Vaccine: A Conversation with Dr Nikita Kherodiya
Dr Nikita Kherodiya (MBBS, MPH) is a RESULTS volunteer in Sydney. She works for an Australian-based clinical research company where part of her role involves running vaccine trials for vaccines against COVID, different treatment modalities for eczema and...
Out of Africa: the African continent is now free of wild polio virus
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,...
Reflecting on Solidarity at a Social Distance by Grassroots Advocate Brittany Ciupka
COVID-19 changed the way in which we do many things. Whether it is the way in which we celebrate birthdays or the day-to-day operations of any organisation, the pandemic has required everyone to be creative, innovative, flexible, and patient. This is particularly...
Letter to the Editor – Pandemic fight must go beyond our own shores
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...
Letter to the Editor – Foreign aid must remain a priority
Congratulations to Maree Nutt for getting published in the Australian Financial Review! Have a read below, or view the online article here.
COVID-19 & Tuberculosis (TB) Webinar
Australian parliamentarians, their staff and RESULTS Australia members learned more about the way in which COVID-19 is setting back action to reduce the toll of TB, and what action we can take in response, at a webinar the Australian TB Caucus in partnership with...
The Impact of COVID-19 on TB
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...
COVID-19 Changes Everything
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...
John Snow the Epidemiologist
Like most people you’ve probably learned this year what an epidemiologist is – someone who studies population-wide patterns of health and disease – and become accustomed to seeing them quoted in the media. Our Policy Advisor (Child Health) Michelle Imison investigates...
Letter to the Editor – Vaccine Funding Will Save Many Lives
Well done to Mike Picone for getting his letter published in the Sunday Tasmanian (The Mercury) on the recent AU$300 million pledge from Australia to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance at the Global Vaccine Summit! Read below: SUNDAY JUNE 21 2020 VACCINE FUNDING WILL...