This blog is part of a series relating to the economic and social impacts of the COVID-19, novel coronavirus outbreak of 2020. Following the announcement of a $2.4 billion dollar ‘Coronavirus Health Support Package’ detailed in a previous blog the federal government has today announced a further package of measures totalling $17.6 billion dollars. The … Continue reading Australian Government Announces Economic Stimulus package to Address Impacts of COVID-19
COVID-19 is officially a pandemic: What that means and why it isn’t as hopeless as it sounds
This blog is part of a series relating to the economic impacts of the COVID-19, novel coronavirus outbreak of 2020. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) (quoted throughout), has officially named the COVID-19 virus a pandemic in a speech delivered late last week. What does this mean? The word … Continue reading COVID-19 is officially a pandemic: What that means and why it isn’t as hopeless as it sounds
Australian Government Response to COVID-19: Announced 11th March 2020
This blog is part of a series relating to the economic impacts of the COVID-19, novel coronavirus outbreak of 2020. On March 11th, the Australian federal government released its ‘Coronavirus Health Support Package’ as a response to the ongoing public health crisis of COVID-19. The package involves a $2.4 billion investment in a range of … Continue reading Australian Government Response to COVID-19: Announced 11th March 2020
COVID-19: What we know so far
This blog is part of a series relating to the economic impacts of the COVID-19, novel coronavirus outbreak of 2020. It is the 11th of March, three months after the novel coronavirus was isolated from patients who reported in Hubei province China. The first fatal case was reported on the 11th of January 2020 and … Continue reading COVID-19: What we know so far
Anecdotes of how Australian are responding to COVID-19: Rational?
This blog is part of a series relating to the economic impacts of the COVID-19, novel coronavirus outbreak of 2020. There has been significant media coverage on the impact of the COVID-19 is having with regards to individual consumers’ behaviour. Stories are rampant of people hoarding supplies from toilet paper to rice to face masks … Continue reading Anecdotes of how Australian are responding to COVID-19: Rational?
The Economic Cost of the Coronavirus
This blog is part of a series relating to the economic impacts of the CoVID-19, novel coronavirus outbreak of 2020. CoVID-19, or Coronavirus as it is more commonly known, is at the centre of an ongoing global health crisis. CoVID-19 is actually a novel strain from the same family of viruses that includes MERS and … Continue reading The Economic Cost of the Coronavirus
The Real Cost of Accessing Linked Health Data: A Case Study
This blog was originally featured as a guest post on the blog for Flying Blind Volume 2: Australian Researchers and Digital Health: https://flyingblind.cmcrc.com/researchers/ethics-quagmire-case-studies Overview The value of linking health data for research purposes is well documented. However, the process of applying for linked health data for research is a time consuming and demanding exercise. The … Continue reading The Real Cost of Accessing Linked Health Data: A Case Study
The Fire of Notre Dame: Economic Lessons Learned
The content of this blog is part of a paper presented at the 6th International Conference on Disaster Management and Human Health Risk: Reducing Risk, Improving Outcomes in Ancona Italy 25-27 September, 2019. Introduction On the 15th of April 2019 at 6:18pm, a fire began in the roof of the French gothic Notre Dame Cathedral … Continue reading The Fire of Notre Dame: Economic Lessons Learned
Prevalence and Impact of Drug and Alcohol Use by Young People in Australia
Drug and alcohol use is major cause of disease burden in Australian youth Alcohol and illicit drug use is well-publicised in media and culture as part of the lives of many adult Australians, but these behaviours are not limited to older adults. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the use and abuse of alcohol and drugs is a common … Continue reading Prevalence and Impact of Drug and Alcohol Use by Young People in Australia
Benefits of the Bank of Beirut internship program to the broader host community in Lebanon
This blog is part of a series sharing lessons and stories from Western Sydney University’s first enterprise internship program in Lebanon. This was an initiative between the Bank of Beirut (BoB), Western Sydney University (WSU) and the World Patriarchal Maronite Foundation for Integral Development (WPMF). This is the fourth blog in the series about the … Continue reading Benefits of the Bank of Beirut internship program to the broader host community in Lebanon
Dr W Kathy Tannous Blog 