Health Research & Education
Cervical cancer elimination is no longer a scientific challenge – it’s a communications one
Australia is widely recognised as a global leader in the effort to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health issue. The science is robust, the HPV vaccine is highly effective, and national policy settings are among the strongest in the world. On paper, success appears inevitable. Yet progress is slowing. Not because the science has…
Read More🌸 Happy International Women’s Day 2025 🌸
Saturday March 8, 2025 marks International Women’s Day 2025 – a day in which we celebrate every woman worldwide who helps to shape & inspire lives.🌏🌟 In 1908, 15,000 women in New York protested for better pay,…
Read MoreAustralia’s National Autism Strategy: empowering change
The Australian Government has just launched its first National Autism Strategy – a seven-year initiative designed to create a ‘safe and inclusive society where all autistic people are supported and empowered to thrive’. The plan addresses barriers to inclusion for neurodivergent Aussies and aims to improve outcomes for autistic Aussies through targeted reforms. The strategy…
Read MoreDelaying dementia: tackling Australia’s leading cause of death in women
Delaying dementia: tackling Australia’s leading cause of death in women Did you know dementia is the leading cause of death in Australian women, second only to coronary disease in men, with cases expected to more than double by 2058? Globally, 57 million people are living with dementia today, caused by the abnormal build-up of Lewy…
Read MoreJanuary is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month 💙
💙 January marks International Cervical Cancer Awareness Month! 💙 Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer after breast cancer affecting women aged 15 – 44 years. Cervical cancer develops in a woman’s cervix, the lower part of the uterus or womb, which opens into the vagina. Virtually all cervical cancer cases (99 per…
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