FoodSwitch launched in Suva, by President of Fiji
Media release
His Excellency, the President of Fiji, Major-General (Ret'd) Jioji Konrote, today launched the FoodSwitch Fiji app, a mobile based application, that allows phones to scan barcodes on food products and provide easy to understand nutrition information and suggestions for healthier alternatives.
20 years of influence
For two decades, The George Institute has searched for new ways to influence health decision makers so that lives can be improved around the world, says Executive Director of The George Institute, Australia, Professor Bruce Neal.
20 years of challenging the status quo
From its first days, The George Institute has always been thinking big and challenging the status quo, as Professor Anushka Patel explains.
20 years of fostering talent
Professor John Chalmers AC has been part of The George Institute’s story from the very beginning.
John, now a Senior Director at the Institute and a Professor of Medicine at UNSW Sydney, was instrumental in laying the foundations for The George Institute.
20 years of vision to reality
As Executive Assistant to The George Institute co-founder Robyn Norton for the last 19 years, Kristina McDaid has had a unique perspective on the growth of the organisation.
20 years of seeking solutions
For co-founder and Principal Director Professor Stephen MacMahon AO, The George Institute has always been about finding affordable, scalable solutions for the world’s biggest health problems.
20 years of research leadership
The George Institute has sought to be at the forefront of addressing the global burden of non-communicable diseases and injuries for the last 20 years, says co-founder and Principal Director Professor Robyn Norton AO.
Indian nephrology community welcomes Health Ministry move to come up with guidelines for establishing peritoneal dialysis services
Media release
NEW DELHI, OCT 15. In what can be considered as a very important step in the care of patients with kidney disease in India, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has come up with guidelines for establishing peritoneal dialysis services under the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Program. It has also requested all States to include proposals for establishing peritoneal dialysis under their respective program implementation plans.