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Pandemic preparedness: children must be seen and heard

19 Sept

“The unique needs of children during times of crises... must be at the forefront of national policy. ”

The Australian and New Zealand Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ANZPID) Group of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) is calling for urgent consideration of the needs and voices of children in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific Volume 51 October 2024, ANZPID provided
10 key recommendations for planning for future pandemics.

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Alison Sweeney

Leading health organisations urge Australian Government to not miss opportunity for a world class Centre for Disease Control

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ASID acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as Traditional Owners, Custodians and First Nations of Australia, and Māori as tangata whenua and Treaty of Waitangi partners in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Pandemic preparedness: children must be seen and heard

Leading health organisations urge Australian Government to not miss opportunity for a world class Centre for Disease Control

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