Public Health
154 million lives saved in 50 years: 5 charts on the gl...
May 14, 2024
We know vaccines have been a miracle for public health. Now, new research led by the World Health Organization has found vaccines have saved an estimated 154 million lives in the past 50 years from 14 different diseases. Most of these have been children under five, and around two-thirds children under one year old. In…
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Comply with Award ratios, LHD told
November 1, 2017
Industrial Relations Commission says managers must not breach minimum staffing standards. An NSWNMA campaign to…
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Bernie’s bill promises Medicare for all
November 1, 2017
The veteran United States senator has started a national conversation on the need for a…
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Shellharbour celebrates keeping its PUBLIC hospital!
October 27, 2017
NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) members in Shellharbour and Port Kembla are celebrating this…
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Health privatisation is damaging the nursing profession
October 23, 2017
The widespread practice of privatising public hospitals and health services across Australia is putting nurses’…
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Joining forces for a stronger health service
September 29, 2017
‘Keep NSW in a Healthy State’ is the motto of a health unions’ campaign aimed…
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Union cooperation vital to improve health
September 4, 2017
Health unions are working closely together to improve aged care staffing and defend public hospitals,…
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12,000 say ‘Don’t sell Shellharbour hospital’
September 4, 2017
The Illawarra community has shown it is determined to keep Shellharbour Hospital in public ownership.…
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People power stops privatisation
July 31, 2017
Three saved, two to go in our campaign to prevent five regional public hospitals from…
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Creating the perfect storm
July 31, 2017
Strong leadership from nurses, midwives and other health unions and overwhelming support from the community,…