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The Healthy Environments and Lives National Research Network (HEAL) was announced at the end of 2021 with a grant of $10 million over five years, as an NHMRC Special Initiative to provide national and international leadership in environmental change and health research. HEAL formally starts in May 2022; a lot of groundwork has been done to create the foundations for a large and diverse collaboration to deliver its ambitious work plan over the next five years and beyond.
Consumer and community representatives bring their lived experience to the peer review process that helps identify the best and most relevant research to improve the health of Australians.
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infection that can affect almost any part of the body, but it mostly affects the lungs. It is not common in Australia but is very common in other areas of the world.People with TB may have symptoms such as fever, tiredness, sweating (especially at night), weight loss and a persistent cough that does not go away with normal treatment. The cough may produce phlegm and sometimes blood. A chest X-ray can help diagnose TB.
Typhoid is a serious disease that needs immediate treatment. Symptoms usually develop 1 day to 2 weeks after exposure, and sometimes up to 2 months after. Symptoms include fever, headache, tiredness and stomach pain.Tyhoid is caused by infection with the bacteria Salmonella Typhi. Paratyphoid fever is a similar disease caused by a different but related bacteria, Salmonella Paratyphi. Paratyphoid infections are usually less severe than typhoid infections.Typhoid and paratyphoid are not common in Australia, but people can catch them if they travel to places such as India, Africa, Asia, South and Central America and the Middle East.
At the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) we are excited by the huge potential benefits of the research we fund and by the opportunities we have to ensure Australians have access to evidence-based, authoritative health advice.
A comprehensive listing of NHMRC policies and priorities.
We offer opportunities for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in a health or medical research or science related field to take up a virtual Internship in the agency.
The spread of Japanese encephalitis virus in south eastern Australia is a reminder that mosquito-borne viruses pose an ongoing threat to lives and livelihoods, particularly in our region. That includes dengue fever spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Australian researchers are collaborating closely with colleagues on two fronts – to eradicate the virus and find biomarkers that will lead to better diagnosis and treatment.
Road map II: A strategic framework for improving the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through research will be used by the NHMRC’s Research Committee to identify research topics requiring priority funding.
The provision of high quality health care is of utmost importance to Australians. Health care should meet the needs of the community and be delivered in a just and equitable manner.
Professor Kate Conigrave from The University of Sydney is an Addiction Medicine Specialist and Public Health Physician based at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Her work combines treating individuals with alcohol, drug and tobacco problems, promoting the health of communities and research and teaching. She is currently the chair of the National Health and Medical Research Council's (NHMRC) Alcohol Working Group, which is charged with reviewing the guidelines to reduce the health risks from drinking alcohol.
The second meeting of the Dietary Guidelines Expert Committee (Expert Committee) was held in March 2022 by videoconference. The focus of the meeting was to progress the prioritisation of topics for the review of the 2013 Australian Dietary Guidelines (2013 Guidelines) and refine the strategy for evaluating the evidence.
The fourth meeting of NHMRC’s Dietary Guidelines Expert Committee (the Expert Committee) was held in December 2022 by videoconference. The meeting focused on refining priority topic areas to inform the development of research questions and discussing specific aspects of the evidence review process.