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  • Health workforce

    Our health workforce needs the right skills and training so Australians can get the care they need across the country, including in rural and remote areas. Learn how we support our health workforce and help them access incentives and training.

  • Hepatitis A

    Find out how we define and monitor cases of hepatitis A, how you can get vaccinated, and where you can learn more about this disease.

  • Hepatitis B

    Find out how we define and monitor cases of hepatitis B, how you can get vaccinated, and where you can learn more about this disease.

  • Hepatitis C

    Find out how we define and monitor cases of hepatitis C, and where you can learn more about this disease.

  • Hepatitis D

    Find out how we define and monitor cases of hepatitis D, and where you can learn more about this disease.

  • Hepatitis E

    Find out how we define and monitor cases of hepatitis E, and where you can learn more about this disease.

  • Hospital care

    Hospital care in Australia is among the best in the world. Discover how we fund hospitals, how a facility becomes a hospital and the kinds of data we collect to inform policy and make sure funding is fair and equitable.

  • Human papillomavirus (HPV)

    Find out how we define and monitor cases of HPV, how you can get vaccinated, and where you can learn more about this disease.

  • Immunisation

    Immunisation is a simple, safe and effective way to protect you, your family and others in the community from serious diseases. The National Immunisation Program (NIP) provides free vaccines against a number of diseases, to increase national immunisation rates and reduce vaccine preventable disease.

  • Influenza (flu)

    Find out how we define and monitor cases of influenza, how you can get vaccinated, and where you can learn more about this disease.

  • Japanese encephalitis

    Find out how we define and monitor cases of Japanese encephalitis, and where you can learn more about this disease.

  • Legionellosis

    Find out how we define and monitor cases of legionellosis, and where you can learn more about this disease.

  • Leprosy

    Find out how we define and monitor cases of leprosy, and where you can learn more about this disease.

  • Leptospirosis

    Find out how we define and monitor cases of leptospirosis, and where you can learn more about this disease.

  • LGBTIQA+ people’s health

    We are working to deliver better health outcomes for lesbian, gay, bisexual or bi+, transgender, people with innate variations of sex characteristics (commonly referred to as intersex), queer, asexual or aromantic, and other sexuality or gender diverse (LGBTIQA+) people.

  • Listeriosis

    Find out how we define and monitor cases of listeriosis, and where you can learn more about this disease.

  • Malaria

    Find out how we define and monitor cases of malaria, and where you can learn more about this disease.

  • Measles

    Find out how we define and monitor cases of measles, how you can get vaccinated, and where you can learn more about this disease.

  • Medical and health students and trainees

    Students can choose from a wide range of healthcare careers. Read about how our policies, strategies and programs support medical and health students and trainees through their study pathways, to help create a highly-skilled health workforce for the future.

  • Medical and midwife professional indemnity insurance

    Indemnity insurance protects health professionals from the cost of malpractice claims, allowing them to focus on providing quality care to their patients. Find out how we support access to affordable and stable medical and professional indemnity insurance.

  • Medical devices

    Medical devices can be used to diagnose, prevent, treat and monitor medical conditions. They include things like surgical equipment, syringes, gloves, pacemakers, baby incubators and implants. Find out what we’re doing to make sure these products are safe to use.

  • Medical doctors and specialists

    There are over to 130,000 medical doctors and specialists in Australia. Find out about their work, what we’re doing to increase their numbers in rural and remote areas, and how we support this critical part of our health workforce.