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28 Business View Australia - August 2015

HEALTHCARE

representation for the sector as a

whole.”

The Association has promoted 17

special interest groups (SIGs) to

enable a focussed effort to be made

in selected areas. The formation of

these groups allows participants

who have expertise in a particular

domain to contribute towards its

development. The groups also serve

to generate discussions on areas of

common interest of the members

and to enable them to work towards

the framing of policy positions and

papers.

There are SIGs that concentrate

on issues such as women’s health,

primary health care, mental health,

immunisation, food and nutrition,

ecology and environment, and child

health. The SIGs also organise events,

encourage participation in advocacy

activities and have discussion forums

on which members can exchange

views.

An extremely important cause that

the PHAA takes up is to ensure that

adequate funds are allocated by the

government towards public health.

The association is of the firm belief

that a high degree of attention should

be paid to preventive measures, so

that over a period of time the incidence