Australia is a stable, democratic and culturally diverse nation with a highly skilled workforce and one of the strongest performing economies in the world.
Australian aid provides scholarships for students from partner countries to study health-related courses at Australian universities. These scholarships help to build the skills of individuals in health policy and services and enable them to contribute to their home communities.
To complement and support our country and regional health programs, DFAT also supports global initiatives to improve development co-operation on priority health issues, and to increase the effectiveness of our health development program.
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed critical gaps in global health security. These need to be addressed in order to immediately respond to COVID-19 and prepare for the possibility of further waves of infections.
This page provides an overview of how Australia is working in partnership with Vanuatu to deliver support against the Health Security pillar of Partnerships for Recovery. It outlines key related initiatives and provides summaries of programming and related documents.
