A report to the United Nations about New Zealand's progress against HIV/AIDs for the period January 2012–December 2013. Status of the epidemic In New Zealand, the early epidemic of HIV infection and AIDS was highly concentrated among men who had sex with men (MSM). The number of MSM diagnosed with HIV is still higher than...

This audit assessed the effectiveness of the Department of Health’s management of the National Medical Stockpile. Audit objective, criteria and scope The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health’s management of the National Medical Stockpile. To assist in evaluating the department’s performance in terms of the audit objective, the ANAO...

The pattern of coronary heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Indigenous Australians differs to that in non-Indigenous Australians. This paper shows that Indigenous Australians have higher hospitalisation and death rates for these conditions than non-Indigenous Australians, and are more likely to die from these conditions at younger ages. Summary Coronary heart disease (CHD)...

Australia’s health 2014 is the 14th biennial health report of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. This edition combines analytical feature articles on highly topical health issues with short statistical snapshots in the following areas: Understanding health and illness; The Australian health system; How healthy are we?; Leading types of ill health; Health behaviours...

The algorithm currently in use may underestimate the incidence of acute coronary events in Australia, according to this validation study. Overview Monitoring the incidence of acute coronary events is critical to assess the health and economic burden of coronary heart disease (CHD) on the Australian population and for health service planning. There are currently no...