On a snapshot day in 2013, over 47,000 clients received pharmacotherapy treatment for their opioid dependence at 2,355 dosing points around Australia, according to this report. Summary: Dependence on opioid drugs such as heroin and morphine is associated with a range of health and social problems. Treatment with an opioid pharmacotherapy drug can reduce drug...

This report on head and neck cancers in Australia presents the latest available information on incidence, mortality, survival and hospitalisations. Overview Head and neck cancer is a term used to describe a range of cancers that occur in the throat (pharynx and larynx), nose, sinuses and mouth. This report presents the most recent data available...

This paper presents national level projections of the number of people receiving kidney replacement therapy for end-stage kidney disease for the period 2012 to 2020. Overview End-stage kidney disease (ESKD), the most severe form of chronic kidney disease, results in a high health and economic burden for patients, families and communities. It usually requires kidney...

Australian children living in areas with a relatively high risk of social exclusion also experience relatively poor health outcomes, argues this bulletin. Summary The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) and the University of Canberra’s National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM) have collaborated to explore links between the risk of social exclusion...

This report outlines the main drivers impacting on the Council of Australian Governments target to halve the gap in child mortality within a decade. Summary In 2008, one of the 6 Closing the Gap targets agreed by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) was to halve the gap in mortality rates for Indigenous children under...