Our work related to emergency health management

We are establishing an Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC) to improve our response to public health emergencies.

The National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre (NCCTRC) provides clinical and academic leadership in disaster and trauma care. Based in Darwin, it has emergency medical response facilities, provides education and training, and has state-of-the-art research facilities.

The National Incident Centre (NIC) coordinates the national response to health emergencies, significant events and emerging threats, where human health or human systems are impacted.

The National Medical Stockpile is Australia’s emergency supply of specialised medical products. It helps Australia respond to serious national health emergencies, including pandemics and chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incidents.

Australia is working closely with the global community, including the World Health Organization, to reform and strengthen global health systems. These include updates to the International Health Regulations and the development of a new pandemic response agreement.