Health

Established by the Government of Papua New Guinea (PNG), the Health Services Improvement Program (HSIP) Trust Account (TA) is a funding mechanism intended to enable funds from the PNG Government and donors to be pooled and channelled towards PNG’s national and sub-national health sector priorities.

This Guidance Note supports DFAT program managers and funded partners to integrate nutrition into development programming, and to facilitate a multisectoral approach to improving nutrition.

To deliver on these global health reforms, Australia is working closely with the global health community, including the World Health Organization (WHO), to advocate for international rules, norms, and standards in the interest of improving the health and wellbeing of Australians and people in our region.

The Australian Government will make a further five-year, $375 million strategic investment in our region’s health security, which will strengthen health systems and help us prepare for emerging infectious disease outbreaks.

The Water for Women (WfW) GESI mid-term review complements the recent Independent Review of the Fund completed in August 2020.

On the basis of medical advice provided by the Chief Medical Officer of Australia, Professor Paul Kelly, the National Security Committee has taken the necessary and temporary decision to pause the next step to safely reopen Australia to international skilled and student cohorts, as well as humanitarian, working holiday maker and provisional family visa holders from 1 December until 15 December.

Australia will share a further 7.5 million COVID-19 doses with our good friend and partner Indonesia as we deepen our cooperation on fostering a shared regional recovery from the pandemic.

DFAT’s Specialist Health Service (SHS) is an Australian Government-funded Facility sourcing technical assistance to support DFAT’s portfolio of health investments at global, regional and country levels.

The text of the following statement released by the governments of the United States and Australia sets out priorities for our health security cooperation as discussed at the 2021 Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN), 16 September 2021.