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Previous MinistersFebruary 2010
25 February 2010
$150 Million Boost to Health and Medical Research
The Australian Government is providing more than $150 million to boost the nation’s health and medical research efforts.
23 February 2010
Australian Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week 2010
Australian Organ and Tissue Donor Week 2010 was launched at Parliament House on 23 February. Australian families have been asked to think about organ donation, and know each other’s wishes about donation.
16 February 2010
Rural Health Infrastructure Boost for Huon Valley
Upgrading the Geeveston Medical Centre in Huon Valley, Tasmania, had been completed, following funding from the Australian Government of more than $376,000 under the National Rural and Remote Health Infrastructure Project to upgrade it and the Esperance Multi-purpose Health Centre.
16 February 2010
South East Tasmanian Indigenous Community Benefiting From Extra Care for Mums and Bubs
The Parliamentary Secretary for Health Mark Butler, and Member for Franklin Julie Collins, met with Indigenous health service providers and community members in Cygnet when they visited the South Eastern Tasmanian Aboriginal Corporation’s Primary Health Care and Well-being Centre.
16 February 2010
Work starts on $18.5 million Clarence ICC and GP Super Clinic
The Deputy Premier and Minister for Health Lara Giddings, Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Health Mark Butler, and Federal Member for Franklin Julie Collins, have inspected the start of preliminary works on the new Clarence Integrated Care Centre and GP Super Clinic.
15 February 2010
Rudd Government Signs $44.7 Million Funding Agreement with Menzies Research Institute
A $44.7 million funding agreement has been signed by the Australian Government and the Menzies Research Institute to build an integrated clinical and health research facility.
04 February 2010
Supporting Australians and Their Families Suffering Cancer
The Australian Government has announced more than $824,000 in funding for 22 projects across the nation to develop and enhance cancer support as part of the Building Cancer Support Networks Initiative.
04 February 2010
Salt is on the Table
This week is World Salt Awareness Week. A high salt diet can cause serious health problems including high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease.
04 February 2010
Speech Announcing Grants for Building Cancer Support - World Cancer Day
02 February 2010
New Medicines Safety Advisory Committee Appointed
The Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Mark Butler, has announced the membership of the new Advisory Committee on the Safety of Medicines (ACSOM), a key advisory committee to Australia’s medicines regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).