The Australian Global Health Alliance is delighted to welcome Chemonics as its first international development managing contractor member. Chemonics’ commitment to partnership-led, evidence-based, and locally-grounded global health programming and collaborations is a natural fit with the Alliance’s own values, and we look forward to seeing them engage with the Alliance’s community, networks, and expertise […]
The Australian Global Health Alliance is delighted to welcome Chemonics as its first international development managing contractor member. Chemonics’ commitment to partnership-led, evidence-based, and locally-grounded global health programming and collaborations is a natural fit with the Alliance’s own values, and we look forward to seeing them engage with the Alliance’s community, networks, and expertise […]
On Tuesday 12 May 2026, the Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down the 2026-27 budget. The Budget arrives at a pivotal moment for global development and health cooperation. Around the world, Official Development Assistance (ODA) from OECD DAC is contracting while humanitarian need, climate impacts, conflict and infectious disease threats continue to escalate.
In a week that started with a terrible attack on the Jewish community in Bondi and with ramifications nationally and globally – there is a need more than ever to lean on, strengthen and protect community. As we mourn each individual who needlessly lost their lives, it is communities which will carry their families through […]
For 40 years, VicHealth has stood out as one of the most influential health promotion organisations in the world – an agency whose vision, independence and innovation have shaped not only the health of Victorians, but global approaches to preventing illness. VicHealth has put Victoria on the map as a public health leader. As […]
The Australian Global Health Alliance and Pacific Friends of Global Health has commended the Australian Government’s World AIDS Day announcement of $48 million to support Pacific HIV responses as a demonstration of Australian commitment to health security and solidarity with our near neighbours. The Pacific initiative was announced by Foreign Minister Penny Wong at the […]
The Australian Global Health Alliance (Alliance) is deeply concerned about the uncontrolled and accelerating multi-country outbreak of mpox in African countries, centred in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) but spreading rapidly internationally. The Alliance calls on the Australian Government to expedite resources towards mobilisation of an effective, internationally coordinated and equitable response that will […]
Pacific Friends of Global Health and the Australian Global Health Alliance are shocked and devastated by the passing of Pacific Friends Advisory Board member and friend, Sarah Carter. Sarah devoted her life to serving community and working to improve the lives of those around her, both in her local community of Maribyrnong, and internationally. She […]
Media release Pacific Friends of Global Health calls on the Australian Government to get strongly behind a new strategy launched today by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, that outlines its ambitious goal to immunise at least 500 million children between 2026 and 2030, saving more than 8 million lives. Pacific Friends of Global Health said achieving […]
The Australian Global Health Alliance is delighted to welcome FREO2 Foundation (FREO2) as the newest member of the Australian Global Health Alliance. FREO2 is a global not-for-profit organization dedicated to reducing the number of deaths of babies and children suffering from pneumonia or hypoxia in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). With a vision of a […]
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause global social and economic devastation. To date, according to official reports the pandemic has claimed more than 7 million lives, has seen a new global cohort of people emerge who are living with the limitations of long covid, has set back years of hard-fought progress towards the Sustainable Development […]
Pacific Friends of Global Health has strongly endorsed Australia’s $30 million commitment to malaria elimination in the Pacific, announced to mark World Malaria Day. “This is a strong commitment that builds on solid progress combating malaria in our region,” said Pacific Friends chair and Burnet Institute CEO, Professor Brendan Crabb AC. “Australia, and in particular […]
Media release | Monday, 8 April 2024 A coalition of humanitarian, global health and faith groups are demanding the Australian Government hold Israel accountable for blocking lifesaving aid into Gaza and using starvation as a weapon of war. The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID), Australian Global Health Alliance (AGHA), National Council of Churches in […]
In February, the Alliance hosted Professor Suerie Moon in Melbourne. Professor Moon is the Co-Director of the Global Health Centre and Professor of Practice in Interdisciplinary Programmes and International Relations/Political Science at the Geneva Graduate Institute. As a leading thinker in global health governance and equitable research and development, Prof. Moon was our esteemed guest […]
