Our work related to preventive health

The Companion Card allows people with disability to bring a support person to events and activities without paying for a second ticket.

The Comprehensive Palliative Care in Aged Care measure aims to help older Australians living in residential aged care, nearing the end of their life.

Connected Beginnings prepares Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children for school. The program supports both children from birth to school age and pregnant women. It aims to close the gap in school readiness and education outcomes for children and non-Indigenous children.

The Continence Aids Payment Scheme (CAPS) provides a payment to help with some of the costs of your continence products.

Find out what we’re doing to make cosmetic surgery safer in Australia.

The COVID-19 pandemic placed an enormous burden on our health services and the people who work in it. The Australian Government is working with key stakeholders to tackle these challenges and maintain our world-class healthcare system.

The Australian Government is carrying out a Manufacturing Audit Request for Information (RFI) to find out what facilities in Australia we could use to make large amounts of COVID-19 vaccine and treatments.

The COVID-19 Vaccine Claims Scheme has now closed.

The Vaccine Operations Centre manages and coordinates the safe and efficient delivery of COVID-19 vaccines across Australia. It helps COVID-19 vaccine providers with questions about the systems we use.