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News and media Every breath counts: why so many Australians with asthma aren’t getting the care they need Date published: 29 Apr 2026 News Type: Media release Low-dose triple-pill cut risk of recurrent stroke by about 40%, global trial shows Date published: 23 Apr 2026 Node Type: Media release The George Institute brings together experts to strengthen adolescent mental health through ANUMATI 2.0 – an intervention in urban slums in India Date published: 23 Apr 2026 Node Type: Media release Experts recommend potassium-enriched low‑sodium salt substitutes to tackle hypertension and heart disease in India Date published: 21 Apr 2026 Node Type: Media release 60 Day prescriptions are saving millions. Why aren’t more Australians getting them? Date published: 16 Apr 2026 Node Type: Media release 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 View all newsEvents 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 Session 3: Voices of Practice: A series on meaningful community engagement Event date 03 Feb 2026 Online 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
Every breath counts: why so many Australians with asthma aren’t getting the care they need Date published: 29 Apr 2026 News Type: Media release
Low-dose triple-pill cut risk of recurrent stroke by about 40%, global trial shows Date published: 23 Apr 2026 Node Type: Media release
The George Institute brings together experts to strengthen adolescent mental health through ANUMATI 2.0 – an intervention in urban slums in India Date published: 23 Apr 2026 Node Type: Media release
Experts recommend potassium-enriched low‑sodium salt substitutes to tackle hypertension and heart disease in India Date published: 21 Apr 2026 Node Type: Media release
60 Day prescriptions are saving millions. Why aren’t more Australians getting them? Date published: 16 Apr 2026 Node Type: Media release
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
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
Session 3: Voices of Practice: A series on meaningful community engagement Event date 03 Feb 2026 Online
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
