healthcare

The Fred Hollows Foundation to improve access to eye healthcare

A new community eye health program in Kenya’s West Pokot County will use innovative software and data intelligence to improve

$22M fundraised through global Muscular Dystrophy research foundation

Sydney Chocolate Ball fundraiser for Muscular Dystrophy returned for its 13th year on 21 September. Hosted by the FSHD Global

Perinatal Wellbeing Centre welcomes election commitments

The Perinatal Wellbeing Centre (PWC) applauds recent election announcements to establish a six-bed residential Mother-Baby Mental Health Unit. These commitments

COVID-19 impact worsens eye health inequity for women and girls

The redeployment of resources to combat the spread of COVID-19 during the pandemic may have worsened gender inequity in eye

New report shows access to medication at work is a disability right

Access to medication while working is a fundamental human right for people with a disability. A new report into workplace

Street Side Medics to launch services for those experiencing homelessness

Street Side Medics, a GP-led mobile medical service not-for-profit dedicated to people experiencing homelessness to launch in Victoria this September.

$3.7M in funding for infection control research

The Australian government has announced an investment of $3.7 million to improve infection prevention and control (IPC) in aged care

AHHA on improving systems to meet needs of the community

Health systems work better if they are designed to meet the contemporary needs of the community and to deliver what

New funding opportunities from Bupa

Start-ups across Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong are being given a new opportunity to receive funding and support from

Virtual support reshaping rural healthcare

A new project is evaluating how virtual support services provided remotely are impacting patient care at rural and regional hospitals

New collaborative initiative aims to improve Indigenous health outcomes

A groundbreaking collaboration between community members and leading medical institutions in the Hunter and New England regions is set to

Parkinson’s NSW to raise awareness in annual fundraiser

‘Long Flu’ leads to shock Parkinson’s diagnosis; calls for community to step up and support Parkinson’s. Sydney resident, Wendy Symington

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