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Regional health issues jointly affecting Australia and the South Pacific

18 March 2010

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Preliminary Pages	(PDF 112KB)
Foreword Membership of the Committee Membership of committee delegation Committee secretariat Terms of reference List of abbreviations List of recommendations

Chapter 1 Overview	(PDF 143KB)
Nominating for the committee delegation visit Committee delegation guidelines Submitting and winning the bid Background to committee inquiry Health partnerships Shared health concerns Tying the threads together Focus on PNG and SI Important bilateral relationships Inquiry process and associated pre-departure activities Pre-departure meetings and inspections in Australia Written submissions Briefing material Structure of the report Report parameters

Chapter 2 Committee inquiry activities in Australia	(PDF 738KB)
Cross-border framework PNG nationals use of Australian health services and impact on Torres Strait communities Consultative mechanisms Status of health services in Western Province Australian assistance to Western Province Regional health issues Child and maternal health: Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Violence against women: gender equality Water supply and sanitation: basic infrastructure and preventative health measures HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmissible Infections: need for data collection and effective prevention strategies that mobilise the community Tuberculosis : strengthening compliance, importance of outreach services, improving communication and coordination Vector borne diseases (dengue fever and malaria) Impact of climate change: threats to food and water security, more disease, and environmental refugees Non-communicable diseases (obesity, diabetes and CVD): rising incidence and need for community awareness and engagement Capacity Development

Chapter 3 Committee delegation visit to Papua New Guinea -	(PDF 3130KB)
Overview of PNG’s health infrastructure (physical and human resources) Papua New Guinea School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) Meetings with parliamentary and government officials Secretary for Health and Executive Manager, National Department of Health Site visits to AusAID funded projects Poro Sapot Igat Hope Susu Mamas PNG Eye Care Vision Centre and Optical Workshop Meetings with other civil society and government representatives on health and HIV/AIDS in Port Moresby Western Province Meetings in Daru Treaty Villages

Chapter 4 Committee delegation visit to Solomon Islands	(PDF 3270KB)
Overview of Solomon Island’s health infrastructure (physical and human resources) Meetings with parliamentary and government officials Minister for Health and Medical Services National Parliament Select committee inquiry into the quality of services at the National Referral Hospital Australian Leadership Awards (ALA) Fellowships Tour of the National Referral Hospital National Malaria Program Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands Roundtables with Ministry of Health and development partners and NGOs Western Province Meetings in Gizo Vonunu Vonunu High School

Chapter 5 Delegation follow-up, concluding comments, and acknowledgements	(PDF 85KB)
Delegation follow-up Concluding comments Acknowledgments Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Australia

Appendix A - Port Moresby Declaration	(PDF 55KB)
Port Moresby Declaration

Appendix B– List of hearings and witnesses	(PDF 56KB)
Private briefings Public hearings Monday 31 August 2009, Cairns Friday 11 September 2009, Canberra Inspections Wednesday 1 September 2009, Saibai Island Saibai Health Clinic

Appendix C – List of submissions and exhibits	(PDF 45KB)
Submissions Exhibits

Appendix D - Committee delegation program	(PDF 40KB)
Papua New Guinea Wednesday 7 October 2009 Thursday 8 October 2009 Friday 9 October 2009 Saturday 10 October 2009 Sunday 11 October 2009 Solomon Islands Sunday 11 October 2009 Monday 12 October 2009 Tuesday 13 October 2009 Wednesday 14 October 2009 Thursday 15 October 2009 Friday 16 October 2009

Appendix E – Delegation media clippings and article -	(PDF 720KB)
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