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Head to PNG in 2020 for the trip of a lifetime with RESULTS
In 2020 we are hoping to organise a group of RESULTS supporters to undertake a trip of a lifetime and take part in a fundraising challenge. Our preliminary idea is to partner with HUMA Charity Challenge and take on the Kokoda trail. If we get a big enough group...
RESULTS Australia Leadership Awards 2019
RESULTS AUSTRALIA LEADERSHIP AWARDS 2019 RESULTS Australia announced the winners of its Annual Leadership Awards that acknowledge the hard work and commitment of its volunteers and key partners from Parliament, the media and corporate supporters. Professor David...
Media release – Australia a contributor but not a leader on polio eradication
(Image courtesy of Global Polio Eradication Initiative) Media Release - Wednesday, November 20, 2019 AUSTRALIA A CONTRIBUTOR BUT NOT A LEADER ON POLIO ERADICATION Australia’s pledge of an additional $15 million for polio eradication activities at today’s pledging...
Global Fund Campaign Success
Global Fund Replenishment History was made earlier this month in Lyon, when governments, philanthropic donors and the private sector pledged US$14 billion for the Sixth Global Fund Replenishment, more than any other global health institution has ever raised. French...
Global Polio Eradication Initiative argues the case for more investment…
(Photo courtesy of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative 2019) The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) is seeking to eradicate polio globally. To achieve its goal, it is seeking a total of $US 4.2 billion over five years to prevent new cases of polio arising...
Letters to the Editor – Muddying the rising waters of the Pacific islands
Congratulations to Bruce Boyd of Bruce in the ACT and Christine Chen of Applecross in WA for their letters to the Editor of 'The Australian Financial Review' published on Friday August 23, 2019. They wrote in response to an opinion article by Doctor Fiona Kotvojs on...
Volunteers make an impact for RESULTS!
RESULTS volunteers around the country have been on fire since the RESULTS National Conference in June 2019 in Sydney! Nationally, volunteers have met with 10 MPs in three states (NSW, VIC, and ACT), where they informed MPs on the global status of tuberculosis, and the...
Highlights of the RESULTS 2019 International Conference
(Image - left to right - Mark Rice, Policy & Advocacy Manager at RESULTS Australia, Amelia Christie, CEO of RESULTS Australia, Gerry Antioch, Alternate Executive Director at the World Bank and far right, Shiva Shrestha, Global Health Campaign Manager at RESULTS...
Media Release – $13 million to combat tuberculosis in our region…
(Image courtesy of The Global Fund - treatment for Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis) Media Release - Wednesday August 7, 2019 $13 MILLION TO COMBAT TUBERCULOSIS IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION Senator Marise Payne, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Greg Hunt, Federal...
Papua New Guinea on a mission to beat polio
More than 1 million children under five years of age in Papua New Guinea were immunised in June this year in a nationwide free vaccination campaign against three highly infectious diseases: measles, rubella and polio. Why? In 2018, Papua New Guinea saw its first polio...
The Australian TB Caucus goes from strength to strength…
(Image: From left to right - Doctor Mike Freelander MP, Sharon Claydon, Federal Member for Newcastle, Warren Entsch, Federal Member for Leichardt, Dr Andrew Leigh MP) Good news! A revitalisation of the Australian TB Caucus is currently under way! In case you...
Influenza cases in Australia peak for adults and babies alike…
Over the last week, several media articles have noted that Australia's annual influenza season "started unusually early" and that "there are more than 144,000 confirmed cases," showing the severity of the virus this year. According to 'Voice of America', "this year...