With nearly 160 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) located throughout the Dubbo Local Government Area, the region is considered an Australian leader in per capita access to the lifesaving devices. While…
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Pandemic, bushfire, drought cluster prompts call for National Rural Health Strategy
The National Rural Health Alliance (the Alliance) is calling for the development of a new National Rural Health Strategy and Implementation Plan to respond to increasingly intense extreme weather events…
Prioritising rural health in COVID-19 vaccine rollout
With the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine formally approved for use in Australia, the National Ruraal Health Alliance (the Alliance) is urging Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt to ensure that vulnerable people…
First Look At Latrobe Regional Hospital Expansion
The Victorian Government is ensuring the Latrobe Valley community has access to the health services they need thanks to a major expansion of Latrobe Regional Hospital. (more…)