Australian Researchers Receive $11.4 million in Federal Government Funding
Thursday, 01 May, 2014
[caption id="attachment_6263" align="alignright" width="160"] Minister for Health Peter Dutton[/caption]
Australian researchers who have formed community partnerships to improve health outcomes across Australia have received $11.4 million in Federal Government funding.
鈥淛ointly funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and various partners, the funding supports 14 new Partnerships for Better Health,鈥 Minister for Health Peter Dutton saud.聽鈥淭he grants encourage alliances between partners who deliver or make decisions about health care services, and researchers who can offer tailored, evidence-based solutions.
鈥淭his latest announcement includes funding for research that aims to improve outcomes for children with cerebral palsy, assess the impact of exposure to toxic chemicals in early life and enhance the quality of services for young people with mental illness.
鈥淭he partners include hospitals, state governments and patient representative bodies.鈥
Mr Dutton said he was pleased to see research being conducted that is relevant and responsive to the needs of governments and organisations.
鈥淚t is encouraging that Australia鈥檚 best health and medical researchers are responding directly to the needs of those people and organisations at the front line of improving health services," he said.
NHMRC CEO Professor Warwick Anderson praised the high quality of applications received and the spectrum of important health issues the research addresses.
鈥淭hese are highly targeted research projects which hold the potential to deliver better health outcomes for the community,鈥 Professor Anderson said
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