Better health and ageing for all Australians

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This page lists selected pages alphabetically and identifies publications, programs/initiatives and campaigns

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  • Aged Care GP Panels Initiative, The
    The purpose of the Aged Care GP Panels Initiative is to ensure better access to primary medical care for residents of aged care homes and to enable general practitioners (GPs) and allied health service providers to work with residential aged care facilities (RACFs) on quality improvement strategies for the care of all residents.
  • Australian Primary Care Collaboratives Program (APCCP)
    The aims of the Australian Primary Care Collaboratives Program are to improve clinical health outcomes, reduce lifestyle risk factors, maintain health for chronic and complex conditions and improve access to Australian general practice.

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  • business planning
    The Department of Health and Ageing’s 2006-09 Corporate Plan is a high level document that identifies the key strategic directions of the Department and is operationalised through planning and reporting tools such as the Portfolio Budget Statements and divisional business plans. The plan provides staff and external stakeholders with a snapshot of the Department’s vision, goals and priorities.
  • Blood Borne Viruses in the Home
    This Bulletin is intended to provide a set of hygiene principles that apply whenever people share a home. It describes a precautionary approach to minimise the risk of transmission of all types of blood borne viruses (BBV) because in many common situations, such as bleeding injuries, the BBV status of a person is unknown.
  • Building Healthy Communities
    The publication "Building Healthy Communities - A Guide for Community Projects" is a guide for people in small rural communities who want to try new ways to make a difference to chronic disease at a local level.

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  • Barmah Forest virus infection - Fact Sheet
    Fact sheet on Barmah Forest virus.
  • Bone Densitometry and Medicare
    Bone densitometry items (MBS items 12306 - 12321) are outlined in a Ministerial determination and published in the General Medical Services Table (GMST) which is one of several tables of medical services that collectively comprise the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS).
  • Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
    Entry to the Department's web pages on bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in animals, commonly known as ‘Mad Cow Disease', and its links to variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) in humans.
  • BreastScreen Australia Program
    Information on Cancer Screening Programs.
  • Budget 1999-2000
    This section of the website contains information to the 1999-2000 Budget for the Department of Health and Aged Care for the financial year 1999-2000 and to associated media releases and fact sheets.
  • Budget 2000-2001
    The flagship of the 2000-2001 Federal Budget is the Regional Health Strategy: more doctors, better services. The Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care encourages you to read on to find out more about the various initiatives under this Budget.
  • Budget Related Paper No. 1.11
    The 2001-02 Portfolio Budget Statements, informs Senators and Members of Parliament of the proposed allocation of resources to portfolios outcomes and their objectives and targets including the agencies within the Health and Aged Care portfolio.

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  • Casemix
    Casemix provides the health care industry with a consistent method of classifying types of patients, their treatment and associated costs. It includes developing and implementing casemix classifications, tools and services.
  • Comorbidity Initiative - National
    The Initiative aims to improve service co-ordination and treatment outcomes for people with coexisting mental health and substance use disorders and focuses on the following priority areas.

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  • Calendar of Events
    Provides details, dates and locations of major awareness days weeks and months, related to health and ageing, in the current year.
  • Cancer
    In 1996, Australian Health Ministers announced cancer as a National Health Priority Area in recognition of the major burden that cancer places on the Australian community.
  • Cancer Screening
    Information on Cancer Screening Programs.
  • Cardiovascular health
    Cardiovascular disease is the largest cause of premature death, and death overall in Australia, accounting for 36.9% of all deaths in 2003. The health and economic burden of cardiovascular disease exceeds that of any other disease.
  • Career Opportunities
    This page contains links to various career and employment opportunities within the department such as a list of jobs available and special recruitment programs.
  • Centrelink
    Centrelink is an Australian Government Statutory Agency, assisting people to become self-sufficient and supporting those in need.
  • Chikungunya fever Fact Sheet
    This page provides some facts about chikungunya. There have been a number of recent outbreaks however, no outbreaks have been recorded in Australia.
  • Child Health
    A good start in life is important to the health and wellbeing of children. This page outlines many of the activities being undertaken to enhance child health and wellbeing.
  • Child Health Check Initiative
    A range of measures have been implemented following the release of the Little Children are Sacred report from the NT Board of Inquiry into the Protection of Aboriginal Children from Sexual Abuse.
  • Child Health Checks in the Northern Territory
    A range of measures have been implemented following the release of the Little Children are Sacred report from the NT Board of Inquiry into the Protection of Aboriginal Children from Sexual Abuse.
  • Cholera
    Cholera is an acute bacterial enteric disease which is transmitted through the ingestion of food or water which has been contaminated with human excreta. This fact sheet covers: background; occurrence; vaccination requirements for travel; treatment; avoidance; quarantine measures.
  • Chronic Disease Management (CDM) Medicare Items
    Information on Chronic Disease Management (CDM) items, including MBS item descriptors, explanatory notes, questions and answers, an overview fact sheet and example scenarios regarding the use of CDM items.
  • Collective Agreement Five 2007-2011
    The collective agreement provides the terms and conditions of employment for all staff.
  • Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing 2003-04 Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements
    The purpose of the 2003-04 Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements (PAES) is to inform Senators and Members of Parliament of the proposed allocation of resources to Government outcomes by agencies within the portfolio.
  • Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing 2003-04 Portfolio Budget Statements
    The purpose of the 2003-04 Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS), is to inform Senators and Members of Parliament of the proposed allocation of resources to portfolio's outcomes and their objectives and targets including the agencies within the Health and Ageing portfolio.
  • Communicable Diseases Network Australia
    Information page about the Communicable Diseases Network Australia. It details the Network's background; its various committees and activities; the composition of the Network; and recent publications and contact details.
  • Copyright Information
    Information about Copyright in relation to the Department of Health and Ageing's website.
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - Fact sheet
    Fact sheet - Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) and a link to printable version in PDF format
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)
    This page contains information on the relation between human pituitary hormone treatment and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) as well as Government's initiatives for the control and prevention of CJD.
  • Critical Infrastructure Protection Health Infrastructure Assurance Advisory Group (HIAGG)
    This page provides information on the Health Infrastructure Assurance Advisory Group (HIAGG).

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  • Dental services under Medicare
    Medicare dental items (Medicare items 85011-87777) are available for people with chronic conditions and complex care needs, on referral from a GP. Eligible patients can access up to $4,250 in Medicare benefits for dental services over two consecutive calendar years.
  • Dose Administration Aids Program
    The Dose Administration Aids (DAA) Program is a component of the Better Community Health Initiative established under Part 5 of the Fourth Community Pharmacy Agreement. The aim of the DAA Program is to provide an opportunity for prolonging the ability of patients to remain living effectively and confidently within their own homes, through the provision of a DAA service from their community pharmacy.

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  • Department of Health and Aged Care 1997-98 Annual Report
    The primary purpose of the Annual Report is to provide Members of Parliament and Senators with a detailed description of the Department's activities during 1997-98 against the performance targets presented in the 1997-98, Portfolio Budget Statements and the 1997-98, Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements, for the Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services. In 1997-98 the Department was called Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services.
  • Department of Health and Aged Care 1998-99 Annual Report
    The primary purpose of the Annual Report is to provide Members of Parliament and Senators with a detailed description of the Department's activities during 1998-99 against the performance targets presented in the 1998-99 Portfolio Budget Statements and the 1998-99 Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements, for the Health and Aged Care Portfolio.
  • Department of Health and Aged Care 1999-2000 Annual Report
    The primary purpose of the Annual Report is to provide Members of Parliament and Senators with a detailed description of the Department's activities during 1999-2000 against the performance targets presented in the 1999-2000 Portfolio Budget Statements and the 1999-2000 Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements, for the Health and Aged Care Portfolio.
  • Department of Health and Aged Care 2000-01 Annual Report
    The primary purpose of the Annual Report is to provide Members of Parliament and Senators with a detailed description of the Department's activities during 2000-01 against the performance targets presented in the 2000-01 Portfolio Budget Statements and the 2000-01 Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements, for the Health and Aged Care Portfolio.
  • Department of Health and Ageing 2001-02 Annual Report
    The primary purpose of the Annual Report is to provide Members of Parliament and Senators with a detailed description of the Department's activities during 2001-02 against the performance targets presented in the 2001-02 Portfolio Budget Statements and the 2001-02 Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements, for the Health and Ageing Portfolio.
  • Department of Health and Ageing 2002-03 Annual Report
    The primary purpose of the Annual Report is to provide Members of Parliament and Senators with a detailed description of the Department's activities during 2002-03 against the performance targets presented in the 2002-03 Portfolio Budget Statements and the 2002-03 Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements, for the Health and Ageing Portfolio.
  • Department of Health and Ageing Annual Report 2006-2007
    The primary purpose of the Annual Report is to provide Members of Parliament and Senators with a detailed description of the Department's activities during 2006-07 against the performance targets presented in the 2006-07 Portfolio Budget Statements and the 2006-07 Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements, for the Health and Ageing Portfolio.
  • Developing a Men’s Health Policy for Australia: Setting the scene
    This paper outlines why the Government is developing a National Men’s Health Policy, what the Government wants the Policy to achieve, and gives information on the consultation process and how you can have your say.
  • Diabesity & Associated Disorders in Australia - 2000
    This report presents the main findings of the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study, which was the first accurate national study of diabetes prevalence.
  • Direct to consumer advertising of prescription medicines and the quality use of medicines
    Pharmaceutical Health and Rational Use of Medicines Committee (PHARM) Direct to consumer advertising of prescription medicines and the quality use of medicines.

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  • Dengue fever Fact Sheet
    This page provides a series of questions and answers on dengue fever.
  • Dental
    The Commonwealth Government is investing $780 million in Australia’s dental health, providing $490 million over five years for the Medicare Teen Dental Plan and $290 million over three years for the Commonwealth Dental Health Program.
  • Department of Immigration and Citizenship
    The purpose of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) is to 'enrich Australia through the well managed entry and settlement of people'.
  • Departmental Ethics Committee
    All research involving humans, funded or conducted by the Department of Health and Ageing must be approved by a Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC). The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing Departmental Ethics Committee (DEC) is an approved HREC.
  • Departmental media releases and speeches
    The most recent media releases and speeches released by the Department are listed below.
  • Departmental Records Listing
    Links to indexed listings of Australian Government Department of Health & Ageing and other relevant portfolio agency's files, from 2004 onwards.
  • Diabetes
    Diabetes remains a significant threat to the health of Australians, with the number of Australians diagnosed with diabetes having more than doubled between 1989-1990 and 2004-2005.
  • Diagnostic Imaging
    Responsibility for managing Medicare-funded Diagnostic Imaging (DI) services and determining strategies for maintaining and improving the quality, accessibility and affordability of these services is undertaken cooperatively between DI representative groups and the Government as represented by the Department of Health and Ageing (the Department).
  • Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation Scheme
    In June 2007, legislation was enacted to amend the Health Insurance Act 1973 to enable a diagnostic imaging accreditation scheme to be established. The scheme commences on 1 July 2008 and covers all diagnostic imaging services except cardiac imaging, nuclear medicine imaging, and obstetrical and gynaecological ultrasound.
  • Diphtheria
    Diphtheria is caused by a toxigenic strain of the bacteria Corynebacterium diphtheriae. This fact sheet covers: the disease and its agent; spread of infection; prevention; surveillance and reporting.
  • Disaster Response: Australian Government Disaster Response Plan (COMDISPLAN)
    Information on the Australian Governments data response
  • Disclaimer
    Disclaimer information for users of the Department of Health and Ageing website.
  • Discretionary Grants
    Information for Discretionary Grants
  • Divisions
    This section of the website contains information on the Department's divisions.
  • DoctorConnect
    DoctorConnect has been produced by the Department of Health and Ageing to provide a starting point for both overseas trained doctors (OTDs) who may be considering work in Australia and for employers seeking to recruit them.
  • Domiciliary Medication Management Review (DMMR)
    Questions and Answers
  • Dose Administration Aids and Patient Medication Profile Programs
    Information about the Dose Administration Aids and Patient Medication Profile Programs

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  • eHealth
    This section of the site contains a comprehensive range of information relating to eHealth.
  • Early Childhood Nutrition
    The early years are a critical period for establishing healthy eating and physical activity behaviours in children. Nutritious food and regular physical activity supports the normal growth and development of children and reduces the risk of developing chronic lifestyle diseases including obesity.
  • Electronic Transactions
    The various ways you can communicate electronically with the Department.
  • Electronic Transactions Act 1999
    Application of legal requirements to electronic communications.
  • Email
    Information on how to contact staff in the Department via email.
  • Emergency Response to protect Aboriginal children in the Northern Territory
    A range of measures have been implemented following the release of the Little Children are Sacred report from the NT Board of Inquiry into the Protection of Aboriginal Children from Sexual Abuse.
  • Emergency Triage Education Kit
    Emergency Triage Education Kit (ETEK). The ETEK provides a nationally consistent approach to the educational preparation of emergency clinicians for the triage role, and promotes the consistent application of the Australasian Triage Scale (ATS).
  • Emergency Triage Education Kit - Fact Sheet
    Emergency Triage Education Kit (ETEK). The ETEK provides a nationally consistent approach to the educational preparation of emergency clinicians for the triage role, and promotes the consistent application of the Australasian Triage Scale (ATS).
  • Enhanced Primary Care Program overview
    The Enhanced Primary Care (EPC) program was introduced to provide more preventive care for older Australians and improve coordination of care for people with chronic conditions and complex care needs. The program provides a framework for a multidisciplinary approach to health. This page provides links to information about the different aspects of the program.
  • Environmental health publications
    List of Publications on environmental health currently distributed by the Office of Health Protection of the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
  • Environmental Health
    Environmental health addresses all the physical, chemical, and biological factors external to a person, and all the related factors that can potentially affect health. It is targeted towards preventing disease and creating health-supportive environments. This definition excludes behaviour not related to environment, as well as behaviour related to the social and cultural environment, and genetics.
  • Environmental Health Committee (enHealth)
    The Environmental Health Committee (enHealth) is a subcommittee of the Australian Health Protection Committee (AHPC).
  • Ethics Committee
    All research involving humans, funded or conducted by the Department of Health and Ageing must be approved by a Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC). The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing Departmental Ethics Committee (DEC) is an approved HREC.
  • Executive
    A list of the Executives of the Department and Health and Ageing.
  • Extra Service Status for service providers
    Information on Extra Service Status for service providers
  • Eye health
    This section provides an overview of eye conditions in Australia.

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  • Food Regulation System
    The system is based upon a strengthening of the partnership between government, consumers and industry, increased Ministerial direction on policy and a continued close relationship between Australia and New Zealand in the development of joint food standards.

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  • Facsimile (fax) Transactions
    Information on the guidelines for sending facsimiles (faxes) to the Department.
  • Faecal incontinence
    An explanation of what Faecal Incontinence is and its risk factors
  • Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA)
    FaHCSIA is responsible for social policies and support affecting Australian society and the living standards of Australian families.
  • First Aid Instruction and Safety Directions (FAISD) Handbook
    Handbook of first aid instructions, safety directions and warning statements for agricultural and veterinary chemicals.
    Current to 30 June 2008, Edition 2/2008.
  • Food Standards Australia New Zealand
    Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is an independent statutory agency established by the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991. Working within an integrated food regulatory system involving the governments of Australia and the New Zealand Government, we set food standards for the two countries. FSANZ is part of the Australian Government’s Health and Ageing portfolio.
  • Forty Five Year Old Health Check
    The 45 Year Old Health Check became available on 1 November 2006 for GPs to provide a preventative health check for people between the ages of 45 and 49 (inclusive) who are at risk of developing a chronic disease.
  • Freedom of Information (FOI)
    Information about the Department of Health and Ageing's handling of FOI requests.
  • Functional incontinence
    An explanation of what functional incontinence is and what its risk factors are

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  • GP Super Clinics
    Welcome to the Australian Government’s GP Super Clinics Program.

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  • Gene Technology Agreement
    The Gene Technology Agreement (GTA) is an inter-governmental agreement which sets out the understanding between Commonwealth, State and Territory governments regarding the establishment of a nationally consistent regulatory system for gene technology.
  • Gene Technology Ministerial Council (GTMC)
    The Gene Technology Ministerial Council (Ministerial Council) was established under the intergovernment Gene Technology Agreement 2001, to govern the activities of the Gene Technology Regulator.
  • Get Moving Campaign
    Provides access to practical information and up-dates, news for families, parents, teenagers, children and their carers and older Australians on healthy eating, regular physical activity, overweight and obesity, particularly for children and adolescents and active living.
  • Go for 2&5™ Campaign
    Provides access to practical information and up-dates, news for families, parents, teenagers, children and their carers and older Australians on healthy eating, regular physical activity, overweight and obesity, particularly for children and adolescents and active living.

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  • Helping Children with Autism
    From 1 July 2008, six Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items are available to eligible allied health professionals for the diagnosis and treatment of children with pervasive developmental disorders. These items are part of the Australian Government’s $190 million Helping Children with Autism package.
  • Hepatitis C in Australia
    Information about hepatitis C; populations most at risk of hepatitis C in Australia; and Australia's response to the hepatitis C epidemic.

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  • Healthy Body Art
    If body art is not done properly you could suffer nerve damage, scarring or infections such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV. This pamphlet is written in conjunction the Body Art industry and is designed to advise people about the health and safety precautions associated with tattoos, body piercing, branding, cutting and scarification.
  • Healthy Body Art, pull-out brochure for consumers on healthy tattooing and piercing
    If body art is not done properly you could suffer nerve damage, scarring or infections such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV. This pamphlet is written in conjunction the Body Art industry and is designed to advise people about the health and safety precautions associated with tattoos, body piercing, branding, cutting and scarification.
  • Hepatitis C Resource Manual 2nd Edition
    The 2nd Edition of the National Hepatitis C Resource Manual aims to enhance the health outcomes of people affected or potentially affected by hepatitis C, by providing standardised, accurate and current information about hepatitis C and associated issues to a wide range of health care providers.
  • Hepatitis C Resource Manual 2nd Edition
    The 2nd Edition of the National Hepatitis C Resource Manual aims to enhance the health outcomes of people affected or potentially affected by hepatitis C, by providing standardised, accurate and current information about hepatitis C and associated issues to a wide range of health care providers.
  • Hygienic procedures for Body piercers
    Poor infection control knowledge can contribute to the transmission of bacterial infections, hepatitis B and hepatitis C and HIV. This booklet describes the basic steps body piercers can take to help protect themselves and their customers against the diseases associated with body piercing.
  • Hygienic Procedures for Body Piercers
    Poor infection control knowledge can contribute to the transmission of bacterial infections, hepatitis B and hepatitis C and HIV. This booklet describes the basic steps body piercers can take to help protect themselves and their customers against the diseases associated with body piercing.

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  • Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib)
    Haemophilus influenza type b is a highly contagious bacterium which is known to cause meningitis, epiglottitis, pneumonia, septic arthritis, cellulitis, pericarditis, empyema and osteomyelitis. This fact sheet covers: the disease and its agent; spread of infection; prevention; surveillance and reporting.
  • Health and Ageing Portfolio Budget Statements 2004-05
    The 2004-2005 Portfolio Budget Statements, informs Senators and Members of Parliament of the proposed allocation of resources to portfolios outcomes and their objectives and targets including the agencies within the Health and Ageing portfolio.
  • Health and Ageing Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statement 2003-04
    The 2003-04 Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statement for the Department of Health and Ageing for the financial year 2003-04.
  • Health and Ageing Thesaurus
    The 7th edition of the Health and Ageing Thesaurus is a list of subject terms covering concepts of interest to the Department and is a basis for common terminology across the Department.
  • Health and Family Services Portfolio Budget Statements 1997-98
    The 1997-1998 Portfolio Budget Statements, informs Senators and Members of Parliament of the proposed allocation of resources to portfolios outcomes and their objectives and targets including the agencies within the Health and Family Services portfolio.
  • Health and Family Services Portfolio Budget Statements 1998-99
    The 1998-99 Portfolio Budget Statements, informs Senators and Members of Parliament of the proposed allocation of resources to portfolios outcomes and their objectives and targets including the agencies within the Health and Family Services portfolio.
  • Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
    Australia has a robust health system with measures in place to provide a comprehensive and effective health response in the event of a disaster or mass casualty event, including a bioterrorist act, natural disaster, bombing or communicable disease outbreak.
  • Healthcare Services and Financing Branch
    The Health Services and Financing Branch is currently lead by acting Assistant Secretary Louise Clarke and is part of the Acute Care Division.
  • HealthConnect
    An overarching national change management strategy to improve safety and quality in health care by establishing and maintaining a range of standardised electronic health information products and services for health care providers and consumers.
  • HealthInsite
    Your gateway to reliable health information.
  • Healthy Active Ambassadors Program
    Provides access to practical information and up-dates, news for families, parents, teenagers, children and their carers and older Australians on healthy eating, regular physical activity, overweight and obesity, particularly for children and adolescents and active living.
  • Healthy Active Australia
    Provides access to practical information and up-dates, news for families, parents, teenagers, children and their carers and older Australians on healthy eating, regular physical activity, overweight and obesity, particularly for children and adolescents and active living.
  • Healthy Active Australia Community and Schools Grants Program
    Provides access to practical information and up-dates, news for families, parents, teenagers, children and their carers and older Australians on healthy eating, regular physical activity, overweight and obesity, particularly for children and adolescents and active living.
  • Healthy Weight Website
    Provides access to practical information and up-dates, news for families, parents, teenagers, children and their carers and older Australians on healthy eating, regular physical activity, overweight and obesity, particularly for children and adolescents and active living.
  • History of the Department
    The Department of Health was established in 1921 and has since undergone a number of changes in its name function and structure. The changes are briefly outlined below, including name changes, Health Ministers and Heads of Department.
  • Home Medicines Review Program Call For Submissions
    Advertisement for Home Medicines Review Program Call For Submissions
  • Horizon Scanning
    The Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network (ANZHSN) is an initiative of the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC), the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) and all Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council (AHMAC) jurisdictions.

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  • Implementing JETACAR
    The Commonwealth Government Response to the Report of the Joint Expert Technical Advisory Committee on Antibiotic Resistance (JETACAR) highlights the need for a coordinated and balanced approach to better manage the use of antibiotics in humans and food producing animals.

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  • Implementation plans 2005-2008
    Booklet containing four implementation plans: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Strategy 2005-2008; National Hepatitis C Strategy 2005-2008; National HIV/AIDS Strategy 2005-2008; National Sexually Transmissible Infections Strategy 2005-2008
  • Infection Control Guidelines - navigation page
    This document outlines the principles involved in, and the procedures necessary for, the prevention of the transmission of infectious diseases in the health care setting, referred to as infection control or infection control procedures.
  • Introduction to Communicable Diseases Intelligence journal
    This page contains introductory information on the aims and accessibility of the Communicable Diseases Intelligence journal.

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  • Legislation administered by the Minister for Health and Ageing
    A listing of Legislation administered by the Minister for Health and Ageing.
  • Lifestyle Prescriptions
    Lifescripts are tools for GPs to use when providing lifestyle advice to patients. Advice may be about quitting smoking, increasing physical activity, eating a healthier diet, maintaining healthy weight, reducing alcohol consumption, or a combination of these.
  • Listing of Tenders and Grants
    This section of the website lists all current tenders and grants.
  • Longitudinal study
    The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health is a landmark 20-year study to identify trends in women’s health. The study is now past its halfway point and continues to provide valuable information on women across three generations, as a guide to future policy.

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  • Medical Indemnity
    This section of the site contains information relating to medical indemnity programs.
  • Medication Management Reviews
    Information on Domiciliary Medication Management Reviews (DMMR), a collaborative medication review for people in the community, and the Residential Medication Review (RMMR) for residents of aged care facilities.

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  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - Medicare Eligible Units as at May 2008
    A list of medicare eligible units for Magnetic Resonance Imaging and their locations.
  • Malaria
    Malaria is a parasitic disease caused by one or more of four Plasmodium species - vivax, falciparum, malariae and ovale. The incidence and severity of malaria worldwide is increasing and its prevention and treatment is becoming more difficult due to resistance of the parasites to currently available drugs.
  • Malaria Fact Sheet
    Malaria is a parasitic disease caused by one or more of four Plasmodium species. The disease is transmitted between humans by an infected female Anopheles mosquito.
  • Management Structure Chart
    The structure of the Department of Health and Ageing's Central Office, its Divisions and their roles within the Department.
  • MBS Online
    MBS Online contains the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS), a listing of the Medicare services subsidised by the Australian government.
  • Measles
    Measles is a highly infectious acute disease caused by a virus of the genus Morbillivirus, of the family Paramyxoviridae. This fact sheet covers the disease and its agent, spread of infection, prevention, surveillance and reporting.
  • Media Centre
    Links to the most recently issued media releases, speeches, newsletters and health warnings.
  • Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC)
    The principal role of the MSAC is to advise the Australian Minister for Health and Ageing on evidence relating to the safety, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of new medical technologies and procedures. This advice informs Australian Government decisions about public funding for new and in some cases existing medical procedures.
  • Medical Specialist Outreach Assistance Program
    The Medical Specialist Outreach Assistance Program improves access to specialist services in rural and remote Australia.
  • Medical Specialist Outreach Assistance Program (MSOAP)
    The Medical Specialist Outreach Assistance Program improves access to specialist services in rural and remote Australia.
  • Medicare Australia
  • Medicare Benefits Schedule
    MBS Online contains the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS), a listing of the Medicare services subsidised by the Australian government.
  • Medicare Health Assessments (Items 700 - 719)
    The Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) health assessment items represent a cross-section of the Australian Government's initiatives in the area of primary health care.
  • Meningococcal Disease and Vaccination
    Meningococcal disease is an invasive bacteria which presents as meningitis, or rarely, as chronic meningococcaemia or septic arthritis. This fact sheet covers: background; meningococcal disease in Australia; spread of infection; treatment; vaccination; and State/Territory and Commonwealth roles.
  • Mental health
    Information on initiatives to build the capacity of the mental health care system to ensure that Australians with mental illness, as well as their families and carers, have access to quality health and support services, to meet their needs.
  • Mental Health Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme
    The Mental Health Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme (MHPSS) aims to increase Australia's trained mental health workforce in clinical psychology and mental health nursing.
  • Mental Health: IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings
    IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings
  • Mersey Community Hospital
    This section of the site provides access to information about the Mersey Community Hospital.
  • Mersey Community Hospital - Heads of Agreement
    Heads of Agreement for the management, operation and funding of the Mersey Community Hospital
  • Ministers
    The Department of Health and Ageing has three Ministers and one Parliamentary Secretary.
  • More Doctors for Outer Metropolitan Areas
    The More Doctors for Outer Metropolitan Areas strategy provides financial incentives for doctors to relocate to, or remain in, outer metropolitan areas. It also provides training opportunities for doctors undertaking general practice or specialist training in outer metropolitan areas.
  • Ms Jane Halton, PSM
    Ms Jane Halton, PSM, is Secretary of the Department of Health and Ageing.
  • Mumps
    Mumps is caused by a paramyxovirus. This fact sheet covers: the disease and its agent; spread of infection; prevention; surveillance and reporting.
  • Murray Valley encephalitis virus infection - Fact Sheet
    Murray Valley encephalitis virus (MVEV) is a flavivirus. It has the capacity to cause severe human disease, with encephalitis being the most notable clinical feature.

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  • National Comorbidity Initiative
    The Initiative aims to improve service co-ordination and treatment outcomes for people with coexisting mental health and substance use disorders and focuses on the following priority areas.
  • National Men's and Women's Health
    The Government has committed to developing National Men's and Women's Health Policies, to ensure that specific health needs of both men and women are addressed.
  • National Men's Health Policy
    The Government is developing a National Men's Health Policy. The Policy will focus on reducing barriers men experience in accessing health services, tackling widespread reticence amongst men to seek treatment, improving male-friendly health services, and raising awareness of preventable health problems that affect men.
  • National Pregnancy Support Helpline, The
    Free, confidential, professional telephone counselling for women or their partners who are experiencing an unplanned pregnancy.
  • National Psychostimulants Initiative (NPI)
    The NPI aims to reduce harms and prevent harms associated with psychostimulant use in the Australian community.
  • National Rural and Remote Health Infrastructure Program
    The National Rural and Remote Health Infrastructure Program (NRRHIP) aims to improve access to health services by providing funding to rural and remote communities where the lack of infrastructure is a barrier to the establishment of new, or the enhancement of existing health services.

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  • National Alcohol Campaign
    The Australian Government's information site for alcohol. Here you will find information on alcohol-related health, science, news, and Australian Government policy.
  • National Arbovirus and Malaria Advisory Committee (NAMAC) annual reports
    This page contains links to the NAMAC annual reports, which are published in Communicable Diseases Intelligence. The reports also inlcude data on the Sentinel Chicken Surveillance Programme, which is used to provide an early warning of increased flavivirus activity in Australia.
  • National Blood Authority
  • National Bowel Cancer Screening Program
    Information on Cancer Screening Programs.
  • National Calendar of Events
    Provides details, dates and locations of major awareness days weeks and months, related to health and ageing, in the current year.
  • National Cervical Screening Program
    Information on Cancer Screening Programs.
  • National Chronic Disease Strategy
    The National Chronic Disease Strategy is a national approach to chronic disease prevention and management.
  • National Drugs Campaign
    The National Drugs Campaign is part of the National Illicit Drug Strategy and specifically aims to reduce young Australians' motivation to use illicit drugs by increasing their knowledge about the potential negative consequences of drug use.
  • National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
    NHMRC is Australia's peak body for supporting health and medical research; for developing health advice for the Australian community, health professionals and governments; and for providing advice on ethical behaviour in health care and in the conduct of health and medical research.
  • National Health Act 1953
    An Act relating to the provision of pharmaceutical, sickness and hospital benefits, and of medical and dental services.
  • National Illicit Drugs Campaign
    The National Drugs Campaign is part of the National Illicit Drug Strategy and specifically aims to reduce young Australians' motivation to use illicit drugs by increasing their knowledge about the potential negative consequences of drug use.
  • National Incident Room
    The National Incident Room was established to ensure a nationally consistent and coordinated response to a national health emergency.
  • National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS)
    The Australian Government regulator of industrial chemicals.
  • National Information Lines
    Phone numbers for national programs and information lines (eg. Aged Care Information Line).
  • National Institute of Clinical Studies
    As part of the NHMRC, NICS works to improve health care by helping close important gaps between best available evidence (what we know) and current clinical practice (what we do).
  • National Medicines Policy
    Australia's National Medicines Policy is a cooperative endeavour to bring about better health outcomes for all Australians, focusing especially on people’s access to, and wise use of, medicines. The term “medicine” includes prescription and non-prescription medicines, including complementary healthcare products.
  • National Public Toilet Map
    The National Public Toilet Map (the Map) shows the location of more than 14,000 public and private public toilet facilities across Australia.
  • National Review of Nursing Education
    This review focused on the types of skills and knowledge required to meet the changing needs of nurses, and mechanisms for attracting new recruits, as well as encouraging the commitment to lifelong learning of those already engaged in nursing.
  • National Tobacco Campaign
    A collaborative quit-smoking health initiative between federal, state, and territory governments and non-government organisations. This is the first time all have come together on this scale in a campaign to reduce smoking. Between 1996 and 2004 the federal government has committed $21.3 million to the campaign.
  • National Tobacco Youth Campaign
    A collaborative quit-smoking health initiative between federal, state, and territory governments and non-government organisations. This is the first time all have come together on this scale in a campaign to reduce smoking. Between 1996 and 2004 the federal government has committed $21.3 million to the campaign.
  • NAMAC Committee overview
    This page contains an overview of the National Arbovirus and Malaria Advisory Committee (NAMAC).
  • Northern Territory National Emergency Response - Questions and Answers
    Questions and answers about the emergency response in the Northern Territory
  • Notifiable diseases list and case definitions
    A list of communicable diseases to be notified nationally was originally endorsed by the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA) in September 2003. Subsequent changes to the list have been incorporated.
  • NT Emercency Response Child Health Checks
    A range of measures have been implemented following the release of the Little Children are Sacred report from the NT Board of Inquiry into the Protection of Aboriginal Children from Sexual Abuse.
  • NTER CHCI
    A range of measures have been implemented following the release of the Little Children are Sacred report from the NT Board of Inquiry into the Protection of Aboriginal Children from Sexual Abuse.
  • Nuclear Medicine,
    Responsibility for managing Medicare-funded Diagnostic Imaging (DI) services and determining strategies for maintaining and improving the quality, accessibility and affordability of these services is undertaken cooperatively between DI representative groups and the Government as represented by the Department of Health and Ageing (the Department).
  • Nurse Scholarship Program
    The Nurse Scholarship Program offers incentives to individuals wishing to pursue or build on a career in rural or remote area nursing and to nurses wishing to re-enter the nursing workforce anywhere in Australia.
  • Nutrition and Healthy Eating
    The Healthy Living Branch is responsible for developing and evaluating national policy, resources and initiatives in the areas of nutrition and healthy eating, health promoting physical activity and promoting healthy weight.
  • Nutrition and Physical Activity
    This section of the website contains information on nutrition and healthy eating, physical activity and promoting healthy weight.

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  • Overview of the Divisions of General Practice Program
    The purpose of the Divisions of General Practice Program (the Divisions Program) is to provide services and support to general practice at the local level, through Divisions of General Practice, to achieve health outcomes for the community that would not otherwise be achieved on an individual GP basis.
  • Overview of the PHERP
    PHERP is an Australian Government initiative that aims to strengthen national capacity to educate and train Australia's public health workforce, so that it is well-prepared and responsive in the protection, improvement and promotion of Australia's health.

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  • organisational culture
    The Department of Health and Ageing’s 2006-09 Corporate Plan is a high level document that identifies the key strategic directions of the Department and is operationalised through planning and reporting tools such as the Portfolio Budget Statements and divisional business plans. The plan provides staff and external stakeholders with a snapshot of the Department’s vision, goals and priorities.

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  • Office of Rural Health
    Welcome to the Australian Government’s Office of Rural Health website.
  • Office of the Gene Technology Regulator
    The Office of the Gene Technology Regulator has been established within the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing to provide administrative support to the Gene Technology Regulator in the performance of her functions under the Gene Technology Act 2000.
  • Organ and tissue donation - Frequently asked questions
    This page provides general information on organ and tissue donation and the answers to a number of frequently asked questions.
  • Organ and Tissue Donation
    This section of the website provides an overview of the information on organ and tissue donation and links to further information.
  • Overview
    Australia’s health system is world class, supporting universal and affordable access to high quality medical, pharmaceutical and hospital services, while helping people to stay healthy through health promotion and disease prevention activities.
  • Overview of Environmental Health
    Environmental health addresses all the physical, chemical, and biological factors external to a person, and all the related factors that can potentially affect health. It is targeted towards preventing disease and creating health-supportive environments. This definition excludes behaviour not related to environment, as well as behaviour related to the social and cultural environment, and genetics.
  • OzFoodNet
    Enhancing surveillance for foodborne disease in Australia

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  • Pregnancy Counselling
    There have been improvements to the availability of counselling and support for women and their partners who are concerned about a pregnancy through the provision of Non-Directive Pregnancy Support Counselling MBS Items and the National Pregnancy Support Helpline.
  • Pregnancy Helpline
    Free, confidential, professional telephone counselling for women or their partners who are experiencing an unplanned pregnancy.
  • Pregnancy Support Helpline
    Free, confidential, professional telephone counselling for women or their partners who are experiencing an unplanned pregnancy.

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  • Packer Policy Fellowship Program
    The Packer Policy Fellowship Program commenced in the 2004-05 financial year and is named in honour of the late Mr Kerry Packer AC, Chairman of Consolidated Press Holdings Limited, for his generous support of the program.
  • Palliative Care
    Palliative care - quality of life for people with a life-limiting illness, their families and carers.
  • Pathology
    Pathology involves testing blood, body secretions and samples of tissue to establish the causes, progression and severity of disease.
  • Pertussis
    Pertussis (whooping cough) is a serious, sometimes fatal, respiratory infection caused by the bacterium, Bordetella pertussis. This fact sheet covers: the disease and its agent; spread of infection; prevention; surveillance and reporting.
  • Pharmaceutical Benefits Schedule
    Contains the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits (effective 1 January 2008), a listing of the medicines subsidised by the Australian Government. The Schedule is part of the wider Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme administered by the Department of Health and Ageing and Medicare Australia.
  • Physical Activity
    The National Physical Activity Guidelines for Australians outline the minimum levels of physical activity required to gain a health benefit and ways to incorporate incidental physical activity into everyday life.
  • Physical Media Transactions
    Various ways you can communicate with the Department via physical media (eg CD-ROM, disk).
  • Pituitary hormones initiatives
    This page contains information on the relation between human pituitary hormone treatment and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) as well as Government's initiatives for the control and prevention of CJD.
  • Plague
    Fact sheet on plague including background; occurrence; vaccination requirements for travel; treatment; avoidance; quarantine measures.
  • Poliomyelitis
    Poliomyelitis (polio) is an acute illness following gastrointestinal infection by one of the three types of poliovirus. This fact sheet covers: the disease and its agent; spread of infection; prevention; surveillance and reporting.
  • Population Health Division's Homepage
    Population Health Division leads the development and implementation of national population health initiatives to combat preventable illness, disease and injury, in order to increase healthy life expectancy and improve people’s capacity to participate in society. The Division promotes health throughout life and across the continuum of care, and strengthens health workforce capabilities and information systems to deliver effective programs to achieve these goals.
  • Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements 1999-2000
    Contains the 1999-2000 Portfolio Additional Estimates Statement for the Health and Aged Care Portfolio.
  • Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements 2000-01
    These statements have been developed, and are submitted to the parliament, as a statement on the funding requirements being sought for the portfolio.
  • Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements 2002-2003: Health and Ageing Portfolio
    This page gives access to the Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements for the Department of Health and Ageing for the financial year 2002-2003.
  • Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements 2004-05
    The purpose of the 2004-05 Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements (PAES), (like that of the Portfolio Budget Statements) is to inform Senators and Members of Parliament of the proposed allocation of resources to Government outcomes by agencies within the portfolio. They also facilitate understanding of the proposed appropriations in Appropriation Bills (Nos 3 and 4) 2003–04.
  • Portfolio Budget Statements 1996-97 Health and Family Services
    The 1996-97 Portfolio Budget Statements, informs Senators and Members of Parliament of the proposed allocation of resources to portfolios outcomes and their objectives and targets including the agencies within the Health and Family Services portfolio.
  • Portfolio Budget Statements 1999-2000
    The 1999-2000 Portfolio Budget Statements, informs Senators and Members of Parliament of the proposed allocation of resources to portfolios outcomes and their objectives and targets including the agencies within the Health and Family Services portfolio.
  • Portfolio Budget Statements 2002-2003: Health and Ageing Portfolio
    The purpose of the 2002-03 Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS), is to inform Senators and Members of Parliament of the proposed allocation of resources to portfolio's outcomes and their objectives and targets including the agencies within the Health and Ageing portfolio.
  • Portfolio Outcomes
    The services provided by the Health and Ageing portfolio are delivered through 23 portfolio outcomes.
  • Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
    The Diagnostic Services Branch of the Department of Health and Ageing is responsible for managing public funding of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) services in Australia
  • Preventive Health Care in Australia
    A comparative analysis of preventive health services in Australia and the USA - By Dr Joan Stieber - February 2005
  • Privacy and security
    Privacy and security information for users of the Department of Health and Ageing website.
  • Private Health Insurance Branch
    The Private Health Insurance Branch supports the Australian community's access to affordable private health services through maintaining the public/private mix and choice in health services through a viable private health insurance industry.
  • Professor John Horvath AO
    Professor John Horvath is the Department of Health and Ageing's Chief Medical Officer.
  • Promoting Healthy Weight
    Promoting healthy weight focuses on the prevention and management of overweight and obesity. In Australia, the 1995 National Nutrition Survey showed that some 56% of the adult population (18 years and over) were overweight, with 19% of these classified as obese.
  • Public Health Laboratory Network (PHLN)
    Home page for Public Health Laboratory Network.
  • Public Health Outcome Funding Agreements (PHOFAs)
    The PHOFAs are bilateral funding agreements between the Commonwealth and each state and territory.
  • Publications
    This is the documents page where a list of all publications relevant to the National Medicines Policy can be found. Search under title of document, author or find the document using the alphabetical listings.

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  • Quality Use Of Pathology
    Improving the quality use of pathology in patient care
  • Quarantine and Travel Health information
    The objective of human quarantine activities is to prevent the introduction into Australia of potentially fatal communicable human diseases. Those diseases which are currently subject to quarantine controls are cholera, plague, rabies, yellow fever and viral haemorrhagic fevers.
  • Quarantine Act
    Quarantine Act
  • Quit Now
    A collaborative quit-smoking health initiative between federal, state, and territory governments and non-government organisations. This is the first time all have come together on this scale in a campaign to reduce smoking. Between 1996 and 2004 the federal government has committed $21.3 million to the campaign.

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  • Rabies
    Rabies is an ancient viral disease which exists in a carrier state in certain wild animal populations. This fact sheet covers: background; occurrence; vaccination requirements for travel; treatment; avoidance; quarantine measures.
  • Registrars Rural Incentive Payments Scheme
    The Registrars Rural Incentive Payments Scheme (RRIPS) provides financial incentives for general practice registrars who undertake the majority of their general practice training in rural and remote locations.
  • Report: Preventive Health Care in Australia
    A comparative analysis of preventive health services in Australia and the USA - By Dr Joan Stieber - February 2005
  • Residential Medication Management Review (RMMR)
    From 1 November 2004 a new item has been available for Medication Management Reviews in residential aged care homes. GPs are now able to claim item 903 for a Residential Medication Management Review (RMMR).
  • Review of the Medicare provider number legislation
    The Medicare provider number legislation is reviewed every five years.
  • Roles and responsibilities of the Office of Health Protection
    This page contains information on the roles of the Office of Health Protection and the responsibilities of each Branch and Section.
  • Ross River virus infection - Fact Sheet
    Ross River virus (RRV) infection is the most common and most widespread arboviral disease in Australia, with sometimes thousands of clinical cases occurring in epidemics. Disease notifications in Australia average about 4,800 per year.
  • Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
    Information on the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) and its delivery of primary health services to people who live, travel or work in rural and remote communities in Australia.
  • Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
    The RFDS services rural and remote Australia by providing a comprehensive range of health services.
  • Rubella
    Rubella (German measles) is usually a mild febrile disease caused by a virus of the family Togaviridae, genus Rubivirus. This fact sheet covers: the disease and its agent; spread of infection; prevention; surveillance and reporting.
  • Rural Pharmacy Workforce Program
    The Rural Pharmacy Workforce Program aims to maintain and improve access to quality community pharmacy services for rural and remote communities.

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  • Sport
    Information on the development of a stronger and internationally competitive Australian sports sector and encouragement of greater participation in sport by all Australians.

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  • Tetanus
    Tetanus, sometimes called lock-jaw, is an acute disease caused by a neurotoxic exotoxin of the acteria, Clostridium tetani. This fact sheet covers: the disease and its agent; spread of infection; prevention; surveillance and reporting.
  • Therapeutic Goods Administration
    The TGA carries out a range of assessment and monitoring activities to ensure therapeutic goods available in Australia are of an acceptable standard with the aim of ensuring that the Australian community has access, within a reasonable time, to therapeutic advances.
  • Tobacco
    The National Tobacco Strategy aims to improve the health of all Australians by eliminating or reducing their exposure to tobacco in all its forms.
  • Toilet Map
    The National Public Toilet Map (the Map) shows the location of more than 14,000 public and private public toilet facilities across Australia.
  • Treaties and compliance
    The Office of Chemical Safety (OCS) is responsible for granting permits and licenses that authorise the import and export of certain narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, precursor chemicals, antibiotics and androgenic/anabolic substances controlled under the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulation and Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations.

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