Departmental
This section of the web site contains Departmental media releases from January 1999 to December 1999.
Date: 30/7/1999
Title: New Chief Medical Officer appointed
Description:
The Secretary of the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, Andrew Podger, announced today the appointment of Professor Richard Smallwood AO to the position of Chief Medical Officer.
Date: 10/6/1999
Title: Improved access to vital data
Description:
Vital health and related statistics are now readily available to staff at the Department of Health and Aged Care, thanks to a new initiative between the Department and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
