Australian government invests $60 M to develop new solutions for significant health problems

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The Albanese Labor Government in Australia is investing $60 million to bring together some of Australia’s best health and medical researchers to develop new solutions to significant health problems.
 
Funded through the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence, the investment will create 20 Centres of Research Excellence (CRE) who will undertake collaborative research and develop research capacity in basic science, clinical medicine and science, health services and public health. Each CRE will receive $3 million to support their work.
 
Projects receiving funding provided through the 2024 Centres of Research Excellence scheme include:

• University of Melbourne – transforming health services to support adult victims and survivors of sexual violence to restore wellbeing and enhance healing.
• University of Queensland – improving our understanding of the underlying causes of Alzheimer’s disease and developing an effective treatment for the currently incurable disease.
• La Trobe University – aiming to reduce the risk of knee injuries, likelihood of developing knee arthritis, and knee pain and improve outcomes in women and girls.
• University of New South Wales – accelerating progress towards the public health elimination of neglected tropical diseases.