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 MinistersOctober 2005
28 October 2005
Availability of calcium tablets on the PBS
Calcium tablets will be retained on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) for use by patients who have chronic renal failure.
27 October 2005
Doorstop Interview at the Sydney International Airport - Flu Pandemic
Doorstop Interview, by the Minister for Health and Ageing, Tony Abbott at the Sydney International Airport regarding Flu Pandemic.
25 October 2005
Bird flu: interview with Mike Carlton, 2UE
The Minister for Health and Ageing, Tony Abbott, speaks with Mike Carlton, 2UE, on Tuesday 25 October 2005.
25 October 2005
Bracing for the worst
Country report for Pandemic Flu Conference, Ottawa, 25 October 2005, prepared by Tony Abbott, Minister for Health and Ageing.
21 October 2005
Immunisation advisers appointed
Members of the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) have been appointed and new advisory arrangements will clarify the process for recommending vaccines for government funding and increasing process transparency.
21 October 2005
Arimidex added to PBS for early breast cancer
The Australian Government has agreed to extend the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) listing of the breast cancer treatment, Arimidex®, to help many more postmenopausal breast cancer patients from 1 December 2005.
20 October 2005
Beattie killing Medicare in Queensland
Medicare means that every Australian has the right to free treatment as a public patient in a public hospital.
18 October 2005
Transcript of a doorstop interview on bird flu
Transcript of a doorstop interview with the Minister for Health and Ageing, Tony Abbott, on bird flu, Sydney.
13 October 2005
Commonwealth distributes ventilators to combat pandemic flu
The Commonwealth Government has distributed 303 ventilators to Australian hospitals to strengthen the capacity of the health system to respond to an outbreak of pandemic influenza or a major emergency.
13 October 2005
Strategy targets sexual health and blood borne viruses in indigenous communities
The Commonwealth Government will fund routine testing for pregnant women to tackle increasing rates of sexually transmitted infections and blood borne viruses in Indigenous people.
10 October 2005
Government funds extra rehab services
The Commonwealth Government today committed an extra $2.8 million for rehabilitation and support programs to tackle drug addiction.
10 October 2005
Medical research to get $290 million boost
The Commonwealth Government today announced $292 million to fund more than 600 research projects in Australian universities, hospitals and medical research institutes.
07 October 2005
Walking to work can save money and lives
Walk to Work Day, October 7, aims to encourage people to try walking as a healthy alternative to driving to work.
04 October 2005
Terrorist bombing in Bali
3AW Radio Interview with Neil Mitchell, 4 October 2005