Australia put forward its first submission to the International Planetary Health Report Card (PHRC). The PHRC is an international student-driven initiative that evaluates planetary health education in medical schools and tracks institutional progress over time. This ensures the sharing of knowledge globally to help all universities improve together and to assist in mitigating the environmental…
The Australian Social Prescribing Institute of Research and Education (ASPIRE) hosted a Canberra roundtable marking world Social Prescribing Day. Dozens of healthcare and welfare organisations attended to call for investment and integration of social prescribing into primary healthcare. “Social prescribing charts a new way forward for healthcare that better connects patients with community services and…
A legislated duty of care to current and future generations is a step in the right direction to safeguard the rights, health and wellbeing of individuals in the face of an ongoing climate crisis, the Australian Medical Student Association told the Senate committee in evidence this week. The Duty of Care Bill, introduced by independent…
AMSA believes that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities with a direct platform in Parliament to influence legislative decision will lead to policies that better and more effectively address the specific health needs and concerns of these communities. “AMSA stands by any and all actions that strive to elevate the voices of Aboriginal and Torres…
