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