PROFESSOR Zoe Wainer has been appointed Director General of Australia's Centre for Disease Control, a move welcomed by the Australia Medical Association (AMA) as "flag bearer" in calling for an Australian CDC.
Professor Wainer is an experienced clinician and the current Deputy Secretary of the Victorian Department of Health, and brings a wealth of experience both locally and internationally to the role.
In welcoming her appointment, AMA Vice President Assoc Prof Julian Rait noted that Professor Wainer played a key role in overseeing Victoria's response to the COVID pandemic, and led major reforms in environmental health and women's health, including representing Australia at the UN Convention on the Status of Women.
The Australian CDC officially launched on 01 Jan, and will play a key role in bringing together science with real time monitoring of diseases, helping prepare for the next pandemic.
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