THE Australian government has
committed $100m over five years
to eradicate polio and provide
routine immunisations.
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Julie Bishop said $20m would be
provided in the 2014/15 to the
Global Polio Eradication Initiative to
provide immunisations to fight the
re-emergence of polio.
The government said progress
in eradication was at risk due to
outbreaks in northern Africa and
the Middle East.
The World Health Organisation
(WHO) declared polio a public
health emergency (PD 07 May).
“Australia has a proud history of
support for polio eradication and
is committed to helping finish the
job.”
The last wild polio virus case
reported in Australia was in 1972.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 02 Jun 14 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 02 Jun 14
NEW data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has revealed around 43% (or 8.5 million) of Australians aged 16-85 have experienced a mental disorder at some point in their lives.
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