The latest WHO World Health Statistics report and the 76th World Health Assembly had some important developments for health and chronic disease prevention in Australia. See our article in Croakey.

Doomscrolling, panic buying, social distancing, lockdown.  

2020 brought us more than a pandemic, it created new words to describe how we think, live, and interact with each other. Read more. 

Our experience with COVID-19 makes a strong case for prevention and early detection. What can we learn for chronic disease prevention?

Read opinion piece in Croakey Health Media.

As global leaders gathered in New York for the United Nations Leaders Week, universal health coverage was a key topic amongst leaders, with a high-level meeting to drive action towards affordable, quality healthcare for all. Read in Croakey  Health Media.

Health systems can be stronger and people can enjoy better health for longer by preventing chronic diseases from starting and progressing. Our blog for the NCD Alliance's #ActOnNCDs campaign.

A decade ago, the Australian Government released a roadmap for prevention. At the end of 2020, it is worth asking “how healthy are we?” 

Read opinion piece in Partyline by the National Rural Health Alliance.

Prevention is often overlooked and undervalued. But COVID-19 has brought prevention squarely back into the spotlight. 

Read opinion piece in Health Voices by Consumers Health Forum.

During the Global Week for Action on NCDs (non-communicable diseases/chronic diseases), people around the world are united in their call for action: Enough. Our Health. Our Right. Right Now. Read more.

Many National action plans and strategies have been developed over the past few years, but they urgently need government commitment to action and investment to drive change. See our article in Croakey.

The views, voices and experiences of people with lived experience of disease should be at the heart of health system reform after COVID-19. Read opinion piece in Health Voices by Consumers Health Forum.

Now, more than ever, we are watching our health system and waiting to see how it will cope in the coming days, weeks and months.

At the heart of the COVID-19 crisis are the people. The patients, nurses, doctors and other health workers who are testing, treating and caring for us during this time. Read more.

In 2018, world leaders came together to discuss NCDs (chronic disease) during the UN General Assembly in New York. While chronic diseases account for 71% of premature deaths worldwide, these leading preventable causes of death worldwide haven’t quite made it to the top of the geopolitical priority list. Read in Croakey Health Media.