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News and media Professor Sophia Zoungas appointed Executive Director of The George Institute for Global Health Australia Date published: 09 Apr 2026 News Type: #georgenews Connecting climate, NCDs & women’s health at Women Deliver 2026 Date published: 14 Apr 2026 Node Type: News George Institute researcher wins NHMRC scholarship to tackle a hormone at the heart of Australia's hypertension crisis Date published: 14 Apr 2026 Node Type: News The George Institute's Professor Bruce Neal wins inaugural NHMRC Michael Alpers Global Health Award Date published: 31 Mar 2026 Node Type: News A tax on unhealthy foods could save 212,000 Australian lives and $15 billion in healthcare costs Date published: 25 Mar 2026 Node Type: Media release Beyond “the gap”: From surveillance to sovereignty in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health data Date published: 19 Mar 2026 Node Type: Media mentions In Memoriam: Dr Margie Peden Date published: 07 Mar 2026 Node Type: News View all newsEvents Session 3: Continuum of Care: Emergency Response and Early Car Event date 21 May 2026 Online Session 2: Prevention Pathways - From home hazards to safe environments Event date 16 Apr 2026 Online Climate justice at the heart of women’s health Event date 28 Apr 2026 In-person Potassium-enriched low‑sodium salt substitutes: from consensus to clinical and public health action in India Event date 17 Apr 2026 Online Session 1: Setting the Scene. The burden of childhood burns In Africa Event date 19 Mar 2026 Online A masterclass on systematic review of randomised controlled trials Event date 16 Mar 2026 In-person Acting together for health: the role of digital tools and inclusion practices Event date 02 Mar 2026 Hybrid View all eventsVideos and podcasts Inside the heat in pregnancy study – India Episode 43 Duration 15 mins or less Salt, Potassium, and prevention: A new approach to heart health Episode 42 Duration 15 mins or less Surgery or therapy? The METEOR2 debate Episode 41 Duration 15 mins or less Impact documentation for civil society organisations promoting health equity across Africa Published date 24 Oct 2025 Turning global promises into local action: Post-UN High-Level Meeting reflections Published date 21 Oct 2025 The Scan Podcast Beyond the Body series Ep1: Women’s wellbeing- science, equity & impact Published date 02 Oct 2025 View all videosView all podcasts
Professor Sophia Zoungas appointed Executive Director of The George Institute for Global Health Australia Date published: 09 Apr 2026 News Type: #georgenews
Connecting climate, NCDs & women’s health at Women Deliver 2026 Date published: 14 Apr 2026 Node Type: News
George Institute researcher wins NHMRC scholarship to tackle a hormone at the heart of Australia's hypertension crisis Date published: 14 Apr 2026 Node Type: News
The George Institute's Professor Bruce Neal wins inaugural NHMRC Michael Alpers Global Health Award Date published: 31 Mar 2026 Node Type: News
A tax on unhealthy foods could save 212,000 Australian lives and $15 billion in healthcare costs Date published: 25 Mar 2026 Node Type: Media release
Beyond “the gap”: From surveillance to sovereignty in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health data Date published: 19 Mar 2026 Node Type: Media mentions
Session 2: Prevention Pathways - From home hazards to safe environments Event date 16 Apr 2026 Online
Potassium-enriched low‑sodium salt substitutes: from consensus to clinical and public health action in India Event date 17 Apr 2026 Online
Acting together for health: the role of digital tools and inclusion practices Event date 02 Mar 2026 Hybrid
Impact documentation for civil society organisations promoting health equity across Africa Published date 24 Oct 2025
Turning global promises into local action: Post-UN High-Level Meeting reflections Published date 21 Oct 2025
The Scan Podcast Beyond the Body series Ep1: Women’s wellbeing- science, equity & impact Published date 02 Oct 2025
