After initial success, Australia’s pandemic response suffered due to a lack of strong, independent, central co-ordination. We mustn’t make the same mistake twice. Here’s how a CDC can help.
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It may be years before we know how successful the COVID inquiry was in its aims.
Nine in ten of all deaths in New Zealand are caused by non-communicable diseases such as heart disease and diabetes. Better use of research evidence could save lives and healthcare dollars.
Both New Zealand and Iceland kept death rates from COVID low, but used different strategies. While New Zealand relied on lockdowns and border closures, Iceland ramped up its testing capacity.
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Professor of Medicine and Director, Healthier Lives–He Oranga Hauora National Science Challenge and Co-Director, Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research Centre, University of Otago
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Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
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Assistant Professor, University of Vermont
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Senior Research Fellow, University of Otago
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Research Associate Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
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Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
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Professor, infectious diseases, University of Iceland
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Associate Professor, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University
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Associate Director, Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute (Sydney ID), Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
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Professor; Director Sydney ID, University of Sydney