Australia’s Ambassador for Global Health
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http://www.indopacifichealthsecurity.dfat.gov.au 03-07-2017 00:20:45
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We need to back collective action to advance #HealthForAll. That's why we are maintaining our support to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, as a reliable & proven partner in ensuring countries in the Pacific & Southeast Asia can continue to access lifesaving #vaccines. #VaccinesWork ministers.dfat.gov.au/minister/anne-…
Experts from 🇹🇭’s leading scientific institutions including BIOTEC-NSTDA, องค์การเภสัชกรรม and the National Biopharmaceutical Facility are in 🇦🇺! They’re working with 🇦🇺's CSIRO at the National Vaccine and Therapeutics Lab to enhance 🇹🇭’s medical manufacturing capacity.
This is why we invest in #partnership. With long-term relationships & local experience, 🇦🇺-funded PacMOSSI Consortium & World Mosquito Program (WMP) were ready to leap into action to assist #Kiribati enhance efforts to target #dengue outbreak & adapt proven training techniques for local needs!🦟
Meet Amanda Reyes-Veliz, the newest Aussie to join the United Nations Junior Professional Officer program! An epidemiologist heading to World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific, she’ll be on the frontlines of global efforts to protect communities from emerging diseases. 🌍🦠 #GlobalHealth
Incredible achievement by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 partner Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), filling a critical gap in the fight against #malaria, with first-ever treatment for babies. Major potential impacts worldwide, saving infant lives and taking us closer towards #MalariaElimination
Australia is proud to have supported Ministry of Health & Medical Services - Fiji & Fiji Government through UNFPA Pacific to release its first standalone #familyplanning policy. This is critical to empowering people to protect their health and live the life they choose for themselves.
Kudos to Australia 🇦🇺- a World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Member State - for its leadership in preventing needless drownings and saving lives. The Australian Water Safety Strategy 2030 raises awareness about non-fatal drowning incidents, encourages communities to create local water safety plans and
Join me in celebrating Australia's strong multilateral legacy across #Geneva-based United Nations agencies and international organisations. 🇦🇺🇺🇳 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 United Nations Geneva UN Human Rights UN Human Rights Council UN Women Geneva UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency UN Humanitarian UNODA Geneva IOM - UN Migration 🇺🇳 ICRC World Health Organization (WHO) Int’l Telecommunication Union International Labour Organization Ambassador James Larsen 🇦🇺🇺🇳
The global health system protects us all – from detecting disease outbreaks to supporting quality health services around the world. I was pleased to share Australia’s priorities with Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and discuss how World Health Organization (WHO) continues to deliver for our region and globally.