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
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.
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).
28 January, 2010
Commercial development funding for medical research projects
The Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Mark Butler, has announced the awarding of over $7 million towards a range of innovative health and medical research projects through the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council Development Grants.
28 January, 2010
2010 NHMRC Australia Fellowships Announced
The extraordinary work of nine of Australia’s best health and medical researchers has been recognised in the announcement of the National Health and Medical Research Council Australia Fellowships.
21 January, 2010
Joondalup Health Community Discuss Reforms
Doctors and other health professionals working in Joondalup have met with the Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Mark Butler, to discuss proposals for major health reform.
21 January, 2010
Osborne Park Hospital hosts Health Reform Consultation
The Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Mark Butler, has visited Osborne Park Hospital as part of the Rudd Government’s nationwide consultations with the health sector following the release of the National Health and Hospital Reform Commission report, A Healthier Future for all Australians.
20 January, 2010
Health Reform Consultation in Fremantle
The Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Mark Butler, and the Member for Fremantle, Melissa Parke, have visited Notre Dame University to discuss options and priorities for health reform with local health professionals as part of the national health and hospitals reform process.
20 January, 2010
Health Reform Meeting with Canning Division of General Practice
The Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Mark Butler, met with representatives of the Canning Division of General Practice in Perth.
20 January, 2010
Community Awareness Grants to help lift organ donation rates
The Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Mark Butler, has announced $250,000 in Community Awareness Grants for organisations helping Australians to discover, decide and discuss organ and tissue donation.
