The objective of this study was to explore the impact of implementation of the Public Health Amendment (Vaccination of Children Attending Child Care Facilities) Act 2013 on child-care centres in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales (NSW), from the perspective of child-care centre directors. The amendment asks child-care facilities to collect evidence of...

Although the percentage of children fully immunised in Australia is high, rates are not uniform across the country and there are significant variations at the local level. Overview: The third report on child immunisation rates from the National Health Performance Authority finds that while coverage has improved in some local areas, there are a number...

Provides a perspective on the importance of immunisation as a unique global health concern in that it is not a time-limited issue.

In August 2014, the Ministry of Health held a workshop to discuss strategies for achieving increased coverage of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) immunisation in the future. This document outlines a plan for progressing and revitalising the HPV immunisation programme for 12-year-old girls.

This audit examined the effectiveness of the Department of Human Services’ administration of the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register. Audit objective, criteria and scope The audit objective was to examine the effectiveness of the Department of Human Services’ (Human Services) administration of the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR). To form a conclusion against the objective, the...