Assistant Minister Kearney's media

The Gift of Life Baton has begun its journey across Australia, officially beginning the countdown to the World Transplant Games to be held in Perth next year.

The Federal Government has begun a nationwide survey of antimicrobial resistance in Australia’s food supply to protect Australians against the threat of antimicrobial resistance.

The Australian Government has invested $25.2 million to establish and run the National Nurse and Midwife Health Service to provide peer-to-peer support and referrals.

Applications are open today for grants for community-based initiatives aimed at boosting organ and tissue donation registration among young Australians in 2023.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister Kearney's press conference, joined by Shadow Minister for Health Anne Ruston, on endometriosis and pelvic pain clinics, IUD insertion, and the Medibank data breach.

The nation’s first Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Clinics are one step closer, as part of the Australian Government’s commitment to supporting the management of endometriosis, pelvic pain and women’s reproductive health.

The Australian Government has committed $3.4 million in its 2022-23 Federal Budget to fund Australia’s first National Health and Climate Strategy and a National Health Sustainability and Climate Unit to better prepare the health system for the challenges of climate change.

The Australian Government is providing almost $700,000 to fund new research investigating the impact of endometriosis on women’s fertility.

The Albanese Government is investing almost $7 million in Australia first stem cell research that will enable live stem cells to be 3D printed in order to treat damaged body parts.

The Australian Government is investing in a new study on COVID-19 vaccines and infection to ultimately improve the care and outcomes for children and people with chronic diseases, particularly as future variants emerge.

The Australian Government is committed to making a difference for women of every age and at every stage. As part of this commitment, the Government is investing in digital tools to improve access to quality care for women experiencing menopause.

Australians living with allergies will have their conditions better diagnosed, managed and prevented under new funding by the Australian Government.

The Australian Government is providing a package of $6.8 million in targeted funding to help ease the grief of stillbirth for bereaved women and families.

This DonateLife Week (24-31 July) 100,000 Australians are being asked to register as organ and tissue donors as part of the Great Registration Race.

The Australian Government has today kicked off its Great Registration Race for DonateLife Week campaign to urge 100,000 more Aussies to sign up as organ and tissue donors.

The Australian Government has today kicked off its Great Registration Race for DonateLife Week campaign to urge 100,000 more Aussies to sign up as organ and tissue donors.

From today, women who need to get a cervical screening test will be able to choose to self-collect a sample themselves.

The Australian Government will provide $3.19 million in grants for First Nations-led trial projects in Darebin, Melbourne that will strengthen families, reduce family and domestic violence, and help keep kids out of out-of-home care.