Communicable diseases remain a significant public health priority both in Australia and internationally. The problems facing Australia today are diverse: foodborne diseases; emergence of antimicrobial resistant bacteria; sexually transmitted diseases; vectorborne diseases; vaccine preventable diseases.
The Office of Health Protection (OHP) is engaged in a range of activities to reduce the incidence, and thereby the social and economic impact of communicable disease. OHP holds key roles as a co-ordinator of national action in response to communicable disease outbreaks, and as a leader in the development of best practice guidelines and national public health policy. A national perspective is achieved through networks such as the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA).
OHP provides technical and policy advice on communicable diseases in the context of ensuring best practice public health nationally. Extensive national and international networking facilitates access to a pool of expertise in communicable diseases and related fields, which ensures appropriate and timely responses to disease outbreaks of national significance and high quality input into public health decisions, policy and programs.
The Office of Health Protection (OHP) is engaged in a range of activities to reduce the incidence, and thereby the social and economic impact of communicable disease. OHP holds key roles as a co-ordinator of national action in response to communicable disease outbreaks, and as a leader in the development of best practice guidelines and national public health policy. A national perspective is achieved through networks such as the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA).
OHP provides technical and policy advice on communicable diseases in the context of ensuring best practice public health nationally. Extensive national and international networking facilitates access to a pool of expertise in communicable diseases and related fields, which ensures appropriate and timely responses to disease outbreaks of national significance and high quality input into public health decisions, policy and programs.