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The advice and resources on this page have been provided for public information and to assist the water sector in responding to emerging water issues in the absence of official NHMRC advice.
The Industry, Philanthropy and Commercialisation Committee provides strategic advice on health and medical research, and health issues through an industry and philanthropic scope.
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has released the 15th edition of its ‘10 of the Best’ publication, showcasing the calibre of our nation’s health and medical researchers working to prevent disease, improve detection and treatment methods, increase our understanding of common health conditions and deliver extraordinary outcomes.
NHMRC recognises excellence in the health and medical research sector through its annual Research Excellence Awards. Find our 2024 award winners listed below.
Did you know that breast cancer is the second most common cancer to cause death in women? In Australia, 1 in 7 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime.
For the 30th anniversary of International Men’s Health Week (10–16 June 2024), NHMRC shined an important light on key issues impacting the health and wellbeing of Australian men and boys, focusing on the 3 pillars of health: physical, mental and emotional.
Around 1,786 new cases of ovarian cancer in Australia were estimated to have been diagnosed in 2023, which is the equivalent of a 1 in 87 lifetime risk.In our first Speaking of Science webinar, held for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, we were joined by international expert in ovarian cancer research, Professor Susan Ramus (Professor of Molecular Oncology in the School of Clinical Medicine at the University of New South Wales).
CEO Communique, February 2021
NHMRC recognises excellence in the health and medical research sector through its annual Research Excellence Awards.
The CEO of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) established the ART Guidelines (Mito) Working Committee under section 39 of the National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992.
Up until the mid-20th century there was little that clinicians could do to help a patient with renal (kidney) failure: the condition was fatal. By the late 1960s, however, advancements in medical research had made it possible to replace diseased kidneys with healthy ones through transplantation and to keep patients alive with dialysis until donor kidneys became available. NHMRC-funded clinician researchers played key roles in transforming kidney transplantation from an experimental procedure to a world-leading health care service for Australians with renal disease.
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) CEO has established the Organ and Tissue Working Committee (OTWC) to advise AHEC on the review of the NHMRC ethical guidelines on organ and tissue donation and transplantation.
The United Nations (UN) International Day of Persons with Disabilities promotes community awareness, understanding and acceptance of the estimated 1.3 billion people with disability worldwide and to celebrate their achievements.
NHMRC recognises excellence in the health and medical research sector through its annual Research Excellence Awards.