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The George Institute's five most-read research stories in 2018

17/12/2018

Take a look at our five most-read research stories in 2018:

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Response to Senate report on obesity epidemic in Australia

10/12/2018

The George Institute, Australia welcomes the Senate report on the obesity epidemic into Australia, released December 2018. The report has recommended a range of measures, including the establishment of a national obesity taskforce, that we support and would like to see greater investment in.

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2018 John Yu Oration with Gabi Hollows AO

06/12/2018
John Yu Oration 2018

On Wednesday 5 December 2018, The George Institute for Global Health community came together to celebrate the 2018 John Yu Medal awardee Mrs Gabi Hollows AO significant impact on ensuring access to the prevention and treatments for curable blindness.

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AAMRI begins new era of leadership with Professor Perkovic’s appointment as President

27/11/2018

Professor Vlado Perkovic, Executive Director of The George Institute, Australia, takes on the role of President of The Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes (AAMRI).

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Sharing our injury research during the Safety 2018 World Conference

19/11/2018

The George Institute for Global Health presented research at the Safety 2018 World Conference on our drowning prevention projects in India and Bangladesh, on preventing falls for older people, and the Young Lives study.

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World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims: 18 November 2018

17/11/2018

This year’s theme for 'World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims' highlights that roads have stories – and so many of those stories are tragic.

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Australia’s Chief Medical Officer reveals how NCD 2030 targets will be achieved

15/11/2018

The Chief Medical Officer of Australia, Professor Brendan Murphy, highlighted the challenges of meeting the global non-communicable disease (NCD) targets needed to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), saying there is strong commitment from all Australian governments to increase the national effort in addressing NCDs, in particular by implementing a number of strategic action plans that have been completed or are in development.

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New WHO Collaborating Centre will target injury and trauma

05/11/2018

The George Institute for Global Health has been designated a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre in Injury Prevention and Trauma Care.

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Mobile health technology improves self-management of diabetics

29/10/2018

China has the largest number of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the world - 110 million people – and this number is expected to rise. In order to better help people with T2DM, The George Institute China is undertaking a ‘Mobile Health Technology Platform’ to help family health promoters in their management of people with diabetes. 

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Preventing child drowning deaths in Eastern India

15/10/2018

Low-cost community-based approaches to improving child water safety need to be developed along with parental education to improve supervision of children who play near open water bodies in rural areas of West Bengal and other Eastern states where heavy monsoon rains cause frequent flooding of major rivers resulting in a seasonal increase in child drowning deaths.

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