Unprecedented monsoon rains commenced Thursday 29 July, with flooding affecting northern Pakistan, building over the next three days. Flood waters made their way south in the first week of August. Additional rains over the following weeks, causing rivers to breach, have added to the impact in southern Pakistan, mainly Sindh and Punjab provinces.
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Drug use and HIV/AIDS: What needs to be done to achieve goal 6?
This is the speech given by John Ryan, CEO of Anex, a not-for-profit public health organisation that supports pragmatic health solutions in the area of alcohol and drug use in Australia. Good morning I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land that we are on today and pay my respects to their [...]
United Nations invites Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation to ‘Advance Global Health’
Australia will host a major annual United Nations Conference on global health issues. The 63rd UN Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organisation Conference will be held in Melbourne from 30 August to 1 September 2010. This is the first time Australia has hosted a UN event of this size and only the third time this Conference [...]
Victorian Biotech Achievements in Global Health
Victorian biotechnology has been invaluable in the struggle for global health. This is a list of some of Victoria’s notable achievements in the science of preventable diseases.
Conference Photos (Snapshot)
