To provide ongoing social health protection against COVID-19, the Australian government has committed to the Long Term National Health Plan through strategic investments in Australia’s health system with the allocation of $132 billion for health in 2022–23. This will increase to $140 billion in 2025–26. A total of $537 billion over the next four years has been committed to increase access to affordable medicines and preventive health activities.
For more information, read the full news article originally published in BioSpectrum Asia.
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