Frank on Nostr: Well fuck. The Andrews government has slashed future funding for one of its most ...
Well fuck.
The Andrews government has slashed future funding for one of its most significant pandemic-era reforms: the local public health units established at the height of the COVID-19 crisis to rebuild the state’s public health capacity and defence against infectious disease.
Despite Health Minister Mary Anne-Thomas announcing a $103 million funding “boost” to support the work of the nascent local units, last month’s state budget concealed deep cuts that will reduce funding for the nine metropolitan and regional units by 40 per cent over the next two years.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/have-we-learned-nothing-fears-for-pandemic-preparedness-as-public-health-funding-slashed-20230615-p5dgsh.html
#Australia #victoria #covid19 #pandemic
The Andrews government has slashed future funding for one of its most significant pandemic-era reforms: the local public health units established at the height of the COVID-19 crisis to rebuild the state’s public health capacity and defence against infectious disease.
Despite Health Minister Mary Anne-Thomas announcing a $103 million funding “boost” to support the work of the nascent local units, last month’s state budget concealed deep cuts that will reduce funding for the nine metropolitan and regional units by 40 per cent over the next two years.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/have-we-learned-nothing-fears-for-pandemic-preparedness-as-public-health-funding-slashed-20230615-p5dgsh.html
#Australia #victoria #covid19 #pandemic