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The Australian Government will provide two new ground-breaking flu vaccines to over three million Australians aged 65 years and over — free of charge.

Transcript of Minister for Health, Greg Hunt's doorstop in Melbourne regarding two new ground-breaking flu vaccinations to protect Australians.

The Australian Government will develop a national plan to uncover new treatments and care options for more than 64,000 Australians affected by congenital/childhood heart disease.

Transcript of Minister for Health, Greg Hunt's interview with Peta Credlin on Sky News about private health insurance; the COAG hospital agreement; Medicare and bulk-billing; the Medical Research Future Fund; listing medicines on the PBS and rare cancers.

Transcript of Minister for Health, Greg Hunt's radio interview with Leon Byner on FiveAA about record levels of Commonwealth funding for Australian hospitals.

Transcript of Minister for Health, Greg Hunt's remarks at the Ovarian Cancer Teal Ribbon Breakfast, Canberra.

The Australian Government will provide almost $3 million to support a new ground-breaking project that helps women identify whether they are at risk of developing ovarian cancer.

World Cancer Day is an opportunity to raise awareness and consider what actions we can all take to tackle this disease.

To help protect our youngest Australians from the devastating consequences of meningococcal, the Australian Government will add a quad-strain vaccine to the National Immunisation Program (NIP).

Transcript of Minister for Health, Greg Hunt's doorstop in Queanbeyan regarding adding the new meningococcal quad-strain vaccine to the National Immunisation Program, codeine and the Batman by-election.

The Australian Government is boosting its commitment to preventive health by providing $10 million for new research projects that focus on preventing disease and keeping people out of hospital.

Following the unanimous advice of the Advisory Committee on Medicines Scheduling in August 2015, an important change that will help save lives comes into effect today for medicines containing codeine.

More than 5,000 Australians every year who suffer from relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis will benefit from affordable access to a major new life-changing medicine from 1 February 2018.

Transcript of Minister for Health, Greg Hunt's doorstop in Melbourne regarding the launch of the Asthma Strategy.

The Australian Government has today launched a new national strategy to help tackle asthma, while also providing an additional $1 million for an asthma support program in schools.

Transcript of Minister for Health, Greg Hunt's interview with Fran Kelly on RN Breakfast regarding codeine.

The Turnbull Government is improving Australia’s Life Saving Drugs Program to ensure patients with rare and life threatening diseases continue to get access to vital medicines.

Transcript of Minister for Health, Greg Hunt's doorstop in Melbourne regarding the Pain MedsCheck trial launch and private health insurance premiums.

The Australian Government’s reforms to take the pressure off private health insurance has today delivered the lowest annual premium change in almost two decades.

The Australian Government is providing $20 million to run a new trial program, through community pharmacies across Australia, which will support people suffering from on-going chronic pain.

Transcript of Minister for Health, Greg Hunt's remarks and doorstop in Sydney regarding rare cancers and rare diseases.

The Australian Government is supporting Australia’s best and brightest medical researchers in their fight against rare cancers and rare diseases with a $69 million boost announced.

Transcript of Minister for Health, Greg Hunt's interview with Kim Landers ABC AM.

The Australian Government is continuing to take action to combat the scourge of ice and other illicit drugs with more Local Drug Action Teams set to rollout across Australia.

Transcript of Minister for Health, Greg Hunt's remarks and doorstop in Melbourne regarding support for Australia’s world-class medical researchers.