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The influenza and whooping cough vaccines are provided free to pregnant women through the National Immunisation Program.
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The influenza and pertussis vaccines are available at no cost to pregnant women.
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The FASD Strategic Action Plan aims to reduce FASD in Australia by supporting the needs of individuals, families and communities.
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Australia's medicine and medical devices regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), has decided to remove a number of mesh products whose sole use is the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse via transvaginal implantation from the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG).
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From early 2018, young Australians have free access to the new human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, Gardasil®9 that protects against more types of HPV infection.
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The Australian Government will invest $4.7million in Australia’s first National Action Plan for Endometriosis
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