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January 2020

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SMARThealth Extend Program recognised with award from Indonesian Ministry of Health

The Malang district government in Indonesia has received the Best Health Services Innovation Award 2019 from the Indonesian Ministry of Health for their pioneering role in strengthening community-based health care through the SMARThealth Extend Program, which was implemented in collaboration with The George Institute for Global Health. READ MORE…

Looking after your lung health when bushfire smoke hits

We asked The George Institute for Global Health’s respiratory expert Professor Christine Jenkins about the health effects of exposure to bushfire smoke and how you can take steps to manage them. READ MORE...

Scaling up a school-based salt reduction program: EduSaltS launches in Beijing

On 12 December 2019, the Chinese Center for Health Education (CCHE), The George Institute China and Queen Mary University of London jointly launched the School-based Education Program to Reduce Salt (EduSaltS) project in Beijing. READ MORE…

Health researchers and policy makers urged to bridge the knowledge gap

Dr Rajani Ved, Executive Director of India’s National Health Systems Resource Centre called for researchers to embed evidence generation processes into the policy cycle and leverage increased use of evaluation at political levels, during The George Institute India’s annual evidence2policy lecture. READ MORE…

Learning from the London Child Obesity Taskforce

The George Institute for Global Health’s Distinguished Fellow Professor Corinna Hawkes gave a keynote address at our event on creating healthy, sustainable, city food environments, drawing on her work as Vice-Chair of the London Child Obesity Taskforce. READ MORE…

Medical research community calls time on health gender bias

Australian medical research is in danger of becoming non-competitive on a global stage when it comes to sex and gender analysis, according to a consortium of leading universities and research institutions writing in the Medical Journal of Australia. READ MORE…

Women more likely to survive stroke but have poorer recovery than men, study shows

Women are more likely to survive a stroke, but have worse disability and poorer quality of life afterwards compared to men, according to research published in the latest issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. READ MORE…

The George Institute celebrates 20 years, 1999-2019

The George Institute for Global Health celebrated 20 years of ground-breaking health and medical research on 21 November 2019. Together with alumni, key partners and collaborators, policy makers and government officials, the Institute gathered at NSW Parliament House in Sydney to reflect on the achievements of the Institute, and the legacy of impactful research by its committed staff. READ MORE…

Our three most read research stories of 2019!

2019 has certainly been significant for The George Institute for Global Health - not only did we celebrate our 20th year but we also delivered ground-breaking research that will have a positive impact on the health of millions of people around the world. READ MORE…

Genovate – a social entrepreneurship program

At Genovate our goal is to harness the power of the private sector and turn innovative healthcare solutions into successful social enterprises – to increase the scale and sustainability of our research, and have the greatest impact on health outcomes and health systems globally. WATCH NOW…

Media highlights:

Dailymail UK Regularly getting seven to eight hours of sleep each night 'cuts your risk of having a heart attack and stroke – even if you're genetically at-risk'.
The Guardian Gender health gap: Australian medical research ignoring drugs’ side effects in women
The Hindu BusinessLine Manipal Academy of Higher Education joins hand with George Institute of Global Health to promote research
The Economics Times, Health World ‘Smart’ system to combat mental health disorders

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