$11.4m health research

May 1, 2014

THE Federal Government has granted $11.4m to Australian researchers who formed community partnerships to improve health outcomes in the country. The grants include $135,633 in funding for Professor Nicholas Zwar, the National Prescribing Service and Asthma Australia to reduce pressure on the PBS by providing financial incentives to adopt lower cost asthma medication over higher cost alternatives. The funding is provided by the National Health and Medical Research Council and other partners.

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$11.4m health research

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