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Falls are a growing and under-recognised public health issue globally. Every year more than 684,000 people die as a result of a fall, the majority of them in low- and middle-income countries. An…

NEW DELHI, FEB 5. A three day awareness campaign on high risk pregnancies was organised in Jhajhar district of Haryana as part of the SMARThealth pregnancy project from Feb 3 to 5, 2020.  …

Heart disease and stroke are the world’s two leading causes of death, claiming 17.3 million lives annually. In Australia, heart disease is the number one killer.  The importance of a life-long…

Statement by The George Institute for Global Health for the UN High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage: Multistakeholder Hearing on 29 April 2019.  There is no blueprint for…

Added Sugar  Australians consume around 14 teaspoons of added sugar a day - two more than the 12 teaspoons limit recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Eating too many foods high…

For people receiving health care for acute and persistent low-back pain, symptoms will improve significantly in the first six weeks, but pain and disability may linger even after one year, states a…

NCDs, mental health conditions, and substance abuse disorders are now the leading causes of mortality and morbidity for women globally, due to the success of maternal and neonatal health programmes,…

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) contributes significantly to health systems burden in terms of primary care consultation, emergency visits and in-patient admissions. The public…

Women have over 40 per cent more excess risk of serious heart conditions after contracting diabetes than men, a major review has found. Published in Diabetologia, the study covered about 860,000…

Today, as we celebrate World Health Day and one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, we could not ignore the mental health field, it being essential for building a fairer, healthier world. This session…

Head of the Injury Division, Associate Professor Julie Brown; Senior Research Fellow, Dr Kate Hunter; and, Head of the UNSW School of Public Health and Community Medicine and Honorary Professorial…

The George Institute for Global Health is delighted to announce that Professor Kent Buse joins the Institute as Director of the Healthier Societies programme. As one of the core areas of Strategy…

The Sleep Apnea and CardioVascular Endpoints (SAVE) Study, the largest trial of its kind, has reached a critical milestone recruiting its 2000th participant, with only 500 more participants needed…

People living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease and diabetes are more vulnerable to becoming severely ill or dying from COVID-19, and yet of all the interventional clinical…

The George Institute for Global Health is pleased to announce the launch of a new partnership with the NCD Alliance (NCDA). The partnership will foster dialogue and dissemination of research on…

The George Institute for Global Health was fortunate to host one of the founding fathers of the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD), Professor Alan Lopez from the University of Melbourne on the 29th…

Renal services in South Asia are characterized by increasing disease burden and a rapidly growing demand for service and research in the face of inadequate financial and manpower capacity. As a…

By Veronica Le Nevez This article was first published on croakey.org and is reproduced with permission. As the news started to filter out from America that Donald Trump had been re-elected to the…

Una O’Brien CB, Permanent Secretary at the Department of Health, and staff from the British Embassy in Beijing visited The George Institute for Global Health, China’s offices in Beijing to discuss…

Political leaders must embrace the need for changes and investment in our health system to create a consumer-centred and equitable 21st century health system. What is the right level of investment?…