A new national report released today highlights a decline in hepatitis C testing and treatment uptake, putting Australia at risk of not achieving its target of eliminating hepatitis C as a public health threat by 2030. The report “Australia’s progress towards hepatitis C elimination–Annual Report 2021′ notes an ongoing decline in testing in 2020 for […]
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Black Physicians to AMA: ‘Get to Work’
A coalition of Black physicians met with American Medical Association (AMA) leaders this to week to discuss the urgent need for antiracism initiatives in medicine ― a move to hold the association accountable after its top medical journal released a now-deleted podcast labeled by many as racist and misinformed. Dr Brittani James “I walked in […]
Urgent investment needed for diagnostics, treatments and vaccines to end the COVID-19 pandemic
Now is not the time to make cautious investments: now is the time for courageous action to tackle coronavirus (COVID-19). G7 leaders have vowed to do whatever is necessary to address the COVID-19 pandemic. As the virus continues its rapid global spread, the catastrophic potential becomes ever more obvious. Health systems, economies, the fabric of […]