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Do you know what to do when a Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) or National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding outcome is under media embargo?

Each year the gift of donated tissues, including eye tissue, changes thousands of Australian lives. This week, we’re shining a light on eye and tissue donation and how it benefits Australians.

Apply for funding under the Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) 2024 National Critical Research Infrastructure grant opportunity from 4 October 2024.

The Major Sporting Events Legacy Framework outlines why the Australian Government supports major sporting events in Australia. It also details how to gain funding support for these events in the future.

The Australian Government has launched new advertising for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents and carers reminding them about the importance of childhood vaccinations.

Get behind the Australian team's quest for success at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games from 28 August – 8 September.

Applications are now open for the QUDTP grant opportunities for the Health Professional Education and Consumer Health Literacy streams.

We’re seeking your views on our draft National Roadmap to Improve the Health and Mental Health of Autistic People.

Learn how we are supporting consumer involvement in research funded by the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

Congratulations to our Australian athletes who competed in our nation’s most successful Olympic Games in history.

The Australian Government is investing $5.5 million into a newborn screening platform that will screen for hundreds of life-threatening genetic illnesses at birth. Funding is from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

We invite you to join our next Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Research Administration Officer (RAO) Webinar on 29 August 2024.

We have sent cancer screening packs to more than 7,000 general practices, and are seeking your help to promote our life-saving cancer screening programs.

Are you a health and medical researcher or do you support health and medical research activities? Have you had these roles in the past but left to work in another sector? If so, we want to hear from you.

Important information for healthcare providers and pathology laboratories regarding changes to the ‘Requirements for Cervical Screening (First edition 2023)’ from 1 August 2024.

The Office of the National Rural Health Commissioner (ONRHC) and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) held a National Rural Surgeons’ Training and Retention Workshop in February 2024. The summary and outcomes paper from the workshop is now available.

The Australian Government is investing over $19 million into research that uses mRNA – the medical technology that underpins the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines. Funding is from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

We’re looking for volunteers to take part in one-hour online focus groups to get feedback on the aged care quality indicators.

From 1 September 2024, major telecommunications providers will be switching off their 3G network. This may impact older people using 3G enabled devices, such as personal medical or alert alarms. Find out how you can prepare.

We have released a joint statement with the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to help make health and medical research more inclusive.

The General Practice in Aged Care Incentive supports aged care residents to receive regular visits from their general practitioner (GP) and the care team with an ongoing care plan.

NACCHO are hosting two CPD accredited webinars for healthcare workers on the cervical screening self-collection option. The webinars will focus on how to support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander women and people with a cervix in their cervical screening.

Applications are open for three new Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) grant opportunities.

This week, Australians across the country come together to celebrate NAIDOC Week and reflect on the contributions of Indigenous Australians.

The Hearing Service Program publicly consulted on draft proposals to simplify and improve program service items and program standards. The results and themes are summarised here.