The Hon Tony Abbott MHR - Media Items
Listed below are media items for The Hon Tony Abbott MP, Former Minister for Health and Ageing
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Previous MinistersApril 2007
29 April 2007
Private health improvements
Changes to private health insurance expand the range of medical treatments that can be covered, improve Lifetime Health Cover arrangements and make it easier to compare products offered by health funds. A new ad campaign promoting these changes began on 29 April.
24 April 2007
New Healthy Active Ambassador
World champion surfer Layne Beachley is one of seven current and former champions to have joined the Government's Healthy Active Ambassador Program.
22 April 2007
Funding for asthma research
The Commonwealth Government will provide $590,000 to the Hunter Medical Research Institute for research into the effects of maternal asthma and the growth and survival of infants.
22 April 2007
More patients give financial consent
New figures show medical specialists are better at obtaining informed financial consent from their patients before treatment for privately insured hospital services. However, there is still room for improvement.
20 April 2007
Pneumococcal vaccination program
A report released today has shown pneumococcal disease in Australian children aged under two years has dropped significantly due to the Childhood Pneumococcal Vaccination Program.
20 April 2007
Funding boost for Ronald McDonald House
The Australian Government will provide an additional $40,000 to Ronald McDonald Family Retreat at Forster for building and equipment purchase and maintenance.
18 April 2007
Significant decline in breast cancer mortality
Figures released on 18 April by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare show that there has been a 26 per cent decrease in the mortality rate from breast cancer among women aged 50 to 69 years between 1990 and 2004.
16 April 2007
Increased funding for the Royal Flying Doctor Service
The Prime Minister has announced that the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) will receive increased Commonwealth Government funding over the next four years.
16 April 2007
Another boost for rural health education in Lismore
A new $1.1 million lecture theatre and administration building at the Northern Rivers University Department of Rural Health (NRUDRH) in Lismore opened on 16 April will help give about 400 students a year the opportunity to train in a rural setting while providing extra clinical services to the community.
16 April 2007
More emergency medicine training for rural doctors
From 16 April, the Australian Government will increase training support in emergency medicine procedures for procedural GPs practising in the bush. The increased assistance will be available as part of the Training for Rural and Remote Procedural GPs Program, which supports rural and remote GPs doing procedural work that specialists carry out in urban areas.
15 April 2007
Increased funding for National Breast Cancer Centre
The Australian Government will provide funding of $500,000 to the National Breast Cancer Centre for initiatives to help patients affected by lymphoedema after treatment.
12 April 2007
New ADHD drug subsidised
A new drug for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder will be listed from 1 July 2007 on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. The drug, Strattera® (atomoxetine), will provide treatment for children between the ages of six and 18 years who cannot take stimulants.
04 April 2007
Indigenous child health check roadshow in Alice Springs
A new roadshow to promote the Australian Government’s Child Health Check to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities was launched in Alice Springs on 4 April.
03 April 2007
Integrated eye health project for Central Australia
The Australian Government will spend $184,000 over the next 12 months to develop an improved model to deliver eye care for people in Central Australia.
02 April 2007
Doorstop interview, Gardasil Launch, Mt Carmel Secondary College, Rosewater, Adelaide
First day of Gardasil vaccinations under the Commonwealth Government's National Immunisation Program
02 April 2007
Start of cervical cancer vaccinations
The national program to vaccinate girls against cervical cancer began on 2 April in South Australia, with other states and territories to follow. Girls at Mount Carmel College in Rosewater were among the first in Australia to start their vaccination course under the National Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Program.