Department of Health and Ageing
- The Department which seeks to promote, develop, and fund health and aged care services for the Australian public.
- http://www.health.gov.au/
Therapeutic Goods Administration - Authority responsible for regulating medicines, medical devices, blood, and tissues. Contains regulatory and safety information. - http://www.tga.gov.au/
Office of the Gene Technology Regulator - Provides administrative support of a national scheme for the regulation of genetically modified organisms in Australia. - http://www.ogtr.gov.au/
National Health and Medical Research Council - Consolidates within a single national organisation the often independent functions of research funding and development of advice. - http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/
Private Health Insurance Administration Council - An independent organisation that administers private health insurance policy set down by the Australian Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing. - http://www.phiac.gov.au/
Food Standard Australia New Zealand - Responsible for developing, varying and reviewing standards for food available in Australia and New Zealand. - http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/
Public Health Information Development Unit - Unit aids development of public health data, systems, and indicators for the department of health and aged care. Projects, publications, staff contacts, and downloads provided. - http://www.publichealth.gov.au/
Private Health Insurance Ombudsman - The main role of the Ombudsman is to provide private health insurance members with an independent service for health insurance problems and enquiries. - http://www.phio.org.au/
Health Insurance Commission - Administers many health programs on behalf of the Commonwealth Government. - http://www.hic.gov.au/
Health Communication Network - Provides up-to-date health information on a variety of subjects. - http://www.hcn.net.au/
Australian Prescriber - An independent review of therapeutics of interest to doctors, pharmacists and students of these disciplines. - http://www.australianprescriber.com/