About the strategy
The purpose of the National Strategy is to deliver:
- a plan to strengthen and leverage Australia's world-leading research capability
- better health outcomes from a productive and efficient research ecosystem.
The National Strategy will provide recommendations to:
- ensure all Australians benefit from health and medical research by producing better health outcomes for the community
- optimise existing money in health and medical research, encourage greater coordination and partnerships across the sector and improve efficiency and effectiveness of research efforts
- foster a strong research workforce and create the attractive investment environment necessary for a sustainable research pipeline from discovery and innovation to translation and commercialisation
- help build a sustainable research pipeline from discovery and innovation to translation and commercialisation
- cover the entire sector and include all levels of government, industry, philanthropy, academia and consumers.
It will:
- align to the strategic plans and decision-making processes across stakeholder groups
- consider Australia’s global context, including areas of national strength and capability gaps.
Why it’s important
Our consultation to better align the work of the NHMRC and MRFF highlighted the need for a national strategy.
The strategy will help target our funding and strengthen our world-leading health and medical research capability into the future.
This will enable discoveries to get to market faster to further improve the health and lives of Australians.
Status
In May 2024, the Minister for Health and Aged Care announced that we would develop the strategy.
We are in the early stages of development. As this work progresses, we will hold extensive public consultation.
News
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Transforming health and medical research in Australia
The Australian Government is investing $1.89 billion, and will develop a national strategy, to transform health and medical research in Australia.
Contact
National Health and Medical Research Strategy contact
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