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The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) is the peak decision-making committee for public health emergency management and disease control in the Commonwealth of Australia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is chaired by the Chief Medical Officer of the Australian Government and comprises the chief health officers of the states and territories .
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is the main statutory authority of the Australian Government responsible for medical research. It was the eighth largest research funding body in the world in 2016, [ 1 ] and NHMRC-funded research is globally recognised for its high quality. [ 2 ]
The COVID-19 pandemic in Australia was a part of the worldwide pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first confirmed case in Australia was identified on 25 January 2020, in Victoria , when a man who had returned from Wuhan , Hubei Province, China , tested positive ...
In October 2021, a new formula called NRICM102 was released. Five herbs were changed in the new formula. Whereas NRICM101 is intended for mild-and-moderate cases, NRICM102 is intended for severe-to-critical cases, corresponding to score ranges of 1-4 and 5-7 on the WHO Clinical Progression Scale for Covid-19. [12]
95.2% of the eligible Australian population aged 12+ are fully vaccinated 64.5% of the eligible Australian population aged 12+ are booster given Website Department of Health and Aged Care A poster released in March 2021, part of the Australian Government's COVID-19 vaccination rollout A poster from the government's vaccination campaign rolled out in July 2021, titled "Arm yourself against ...
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is the medicine and therapeutic regulatory agency of the Australian Government. [4] As part of the Department of Health and Aged Care, the TGA regulates the safety, quality, efficacy and advertising in Australia of therapeutic goods (which comprise medicines, medical devices, biologicals and certain other therapeutic goods).
On 31 October 2020, Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan announced that from 14 November, Western Australia's hard border policy would be eased, enabling residents from states and territories deemed very low risk (i.e. Tasmania, Queensland, South Australia, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory) to enter the state ...
As CEO of NHMRC, Kelso oversees the agency’s activities to improve the health of the Australian community through: investment in health and medical research in Australian universities, medical research institutes and hospitals; translation of research into policy and practice through clinical, public health and environmental health guidelines ...