Development cooperation fact sheets
May 2024
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| Australian ODA Health | 2022-23 Actual ($m)* | 2023-24 Budget Estimate ($m)* | 2024-25 Budget Estimate ($m)* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific | 291.5 | 332.4 | 225.2 |
| Southeast Asia | 150.3 | 149.5 | 100.0 |
| South and Central Asia | 18.7 | 42.5 | 22.9 |
| Africa & the Middle East | 18.9 | 13.8 | 13.4 |
| Global and other* | 428.6 | 302.6 | 294.4 |
| Total Australian Health ODA | 908.0 | 840.8 | 655.9 |
*Includes ODA that is not attributed to particular countries or regions.
Australia supports governments and communities, particularly in the Pacific and Southeast Asia, to build resilient, equitable and inclusive health systems.
Strategic direction
Our assistance for health is guided by Australia's International Development Policy. We are listening to the priorities of our region and supporting local leadership. Our programs support gender-responsive and inclusive health systems that aim to meet the needs of women and girls, people with disabilities and other groups experiencing marginalisation. We seek to incorporate First Nations Australian perspectives in our investments.
We work at national, regional, and global levels. Our programs support partner countries to provide equitable access to quality, essential health services. We help to prevent and respond to communicable and non-communicable diseases, and to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights.
We work with governments, civil society organisations and regional and multilateral partners to respond to our shared health challenges – including the risk of pandemics, antimicrobial resistance and the health impacts of climate change.
Our flagship regional initiative, Partnerships for a Healthy Region, works with governments and civil society organisations across 22 countries in the Pacific and Southeast Asia.
We also partner with global health organisations, to extend our reach and impact, and advocate for our region in the global health system.
Program highlights
- In 2022–23, Australia's development assistance enabled the immunisation of more than 10.1 million people.
- We made a meaningful contribution to strengthening the health systems of 36 partner countries, including their preparedness for health emergencies.
- Together with other partners, Australia's support to global health organisations in 2022 enabled 24.5 million people to receive antiretroviral therapy for HIV; 6.7 million people to receive treatment for tuberculosis; and 165 million people to receive treatment for malaria.
