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Tax cuts at the expense of aid budget growth?
Media release April 3, 2019 “The Government has made it clear that foreign aid remains a low priority with the Budget handed down tonight,” said RESULTS Australia CEO, Amelia Christie. “While we’re glad the Pacific is seeing a renewed focus, we’re going to see some...
Wrap-up of World TB Day 2019
Tuberculosis—a preventable and curable disease— has the infamous title of being the leading infectious disease killer in the world. It now kills more people than HIV & AIDS. In 2017, 10 million fell ill with TB and needed treatment, including one million children,...
Letter to the Editor, prelude to World TB Day
Readers of 'The Mercury' in Hobart discovered on Thursday March 21, that "TB continues to be the top infectious killer, claiming more than 4300 lives every day," as written by Micheal Picone, Volunteer with RESULTS Australia, in a letter to the Editor. Read on to...
Australian landmarks lit red in honour of World TB Day
Sydney Town Hall, Melbourne Town Hall, Brisbane City Hall, Newcastle City Clock-Tower, Adelaide Town Hall, Launceston Town Hall, Trafalgar Bridge in Perth, Darwin Convention Centre and key landmarks in Cairns, Logan City (QLD) and Tasmania joined the global movement...
World TB Day 2019
What is TB's impact in the world? Did you know that tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious disease globally? It caused the deaths of 1.6 million people (the population of Adelaide) in 2017. TB in Australia Within Australia, an estimated one million people live...
Be a part of our World TB Day campaign
Be a part of our World TB Day social media campaign. World TB Day on Sunday March 24 highlighted the global epidemic of tuberculosis (TB) and the efforts made to eliminate the disease. At present, an estimated one million Australians live with latent...
Eliminating polio is greatest goal…
Status of polio globally Wild poliovirus continued to circulate in Afghanistan last year, with 21 people recorded with polio, and 12 people in Pakistan. This is despite the fact that both countries undertook new vaccination campaigns through the National Emergency...
“Forgetful parents need to be more vigilant” – letter to Editor of ‘The North Shore Times’
Chris Franks, 'The North Shore Times', published on Thursday February 14, 2019. "I write regarding the article concerning hundreds of kids being at risk of disease ('North Shore Times' Feb. 7). While I am delighted to see the Health Department working to help...
Why childhood vaccinations are important…
(Photo courtesy of Gavi) Did you know? There are nearly 20 million un-vaccinated and under-vaccinated children in the world today. "Over the last two years, the world has seen multiple outbreaks of measles, diptheria and various other vaccine-preventable diseases,"...
Latest research reveals that funding is increasing for TB, but still needs to accelerate
(Photo courtesy of globalfund.org.au) By Shiva Shrestha, Global Health Campaign Manager and Mark Rice, Policy & Advocacy Manager at RESULTS Australia A breakthrough in identifying multiple diseases within minutes via a single drop of blood, was made recently by...
Coalition should step up foreign aid budget – Letter to Editor of ‘Australian Financial Review’