An alliance of Australia’s leading health and development institutions has applauded the Australian Government’s $620 million boost for health systems in the Pacific and Southeast Asia. This alliance includes the Australia Council for International Development (ACFID), The Fred Hollows Foundation, Australian Global Health Alliance, Burnet Institute, The George Institute for Global Health, Nossal Institute for Global Health, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Interplast Australia & New Zealand, and Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute.
This update from the Fred Hollows Foundation featured IDIE’s work on Health security in the Pacific. See more on this work here: https://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/handle/2123/28200
IDIE’s Associate Professor Meru Sheel is also featured in this update, noting
“Congratulations to Minister Wong and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on the announcement of this investment in the health of populations in our region with a focus on re-building essential services like vaccination that have been disrupted through the pandemic, better preparedness for future outbreaks and building a strong health workforce with priority on partnerships and equity.”
-Associate Professor Meru Sheel, Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute, the University of Sydney
See more on this update here: https://www.hollows.org/au/latest/health-institutions-applaud-620m-injection-for-health-systems
