Advocacy and Thought Leadership

The George Institute is focused on effective advocacy and thought leadership to improve health, aligned to our research goals.

We are engaging with key stakeholders, sharing insights and fostering discussions to stimulate debate, guide critical health policy decisions and facilitate evidence-based change.

By working with some of the world’s leading health voices we are amplifying our work in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and injury and improving systems for prevention and treatment.

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Dr Sanne Peters: The need to be clear about sex differences in risk versus risk factor associations
Dr Sanne Peters explains the need to be clear about sex differences in risk versus risk factor associations. Dr Sanne Peters is a Research Fellow in Epidemiology at The George Institute for Global…
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A long way to go for Australia’s reformulation program
In the first of a three-part series, our researchers take a deep dive into the Australian Government’s ‘Healthy Food Partnership’ to explore how this initiative aligns with the evidence. We know that…
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Meet Dr Hueiming Liu, Senior Research Fellow, Health Systems Science
Dr Hueiming Liu is a Senior Research Fellow with the Health System Science Program at the George Institute for Global Health. Tell us about your role with The George Institute I am a Senior Research…
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Australia’s war on type 2 diabetes
Authored by Dr James Muecke AM, 2020 Australian of the Year. In Australia, it’s estimated that 1.7 million people are living with type 2 diabetes (T2D). It’s one of the greatest threats to our…
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COVID-19 and a World Health Organization for you and me
Authored by Professor Göran Tomson, Distinguished Fellow. A week on from the US decision to withdraw support from the World Health Organization (WHO), Distinguished Fellow Göran Tomson argues…
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Distinguished Fellows
Our Distinguished Fellows are external leading health researchers, health policy experts, policy makers and health advocates. We work with our Fellows to drive conversations focused on better…
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The Potential Impact of Salt Reduction in Australia
This project assessed the benefits of implementing the salt reduction programs throughout the whole of Australia, leading to the prevention of stroke and CHD events, reduction in healthcare need,…
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Harnessing the focus on reducing COVID-19 impact to fight the invisible pandemic of NCDs in Ethiopia
Since emerging late last year the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has swept the globe. Across Africa a total of 88,172 confirmed cases and 2,834 deaths have been reported. Ethiopia, Africa's…
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Sweet Transition: Priorities for collaborating to transform the food system in Australia
Many of the present discussions and debates in Australia relating to sugar have focused on the implementation of a sugar tax or sugar-sweetened beverage levy—policy concepts that are often polarising…
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It’s not just sugar, it’s the food system: new report outlines path to better dietary and planetary health
SYDNEY, MAY 19 - To address the adverse effects of sugar on health and the environment, we must look at the broader food system, according to a new report from a roundtable of industry and health…
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