2018 Australasian Aid Conference - Panel 2a - Regional health security: what is Australia's role?

Populations in the Asia Pacific region, and globally, face increasingly complex health threats, which call for stronger, locally relevant and high-quality health systems capable of addressing prevailing public health issues including emerging infectious diseases. The global response has included the G7-endorsed Global Health Security Agenda, while the Australian response is continuing to evolve, most recently with the launch of the Australian Government’s Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security. This panel discussed the concept of health security, how health security investment should be shaped to strengthen public health systems, and how vulnerable communities can help to shape solutions to health security threats.Panellists:Helen Evans, Global Health Alliance Melbourne (Chair)Robin Davies, DFATBarbara McPake, Nossal Institute for Global HealthAmanda McClelland, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies [via Skype]Nicholas Thomson, Nossal Institute for Global HealthThe 2018 Australasian Aid Conference was held at Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU, on 13-14 February, and was organised by the Development Policy Centre in partnership with The Asia Foundation.https://crawford.anu.edu.au/devpolicy/events Devpolicy Talks is the podcast of the Australian National University's Development Policy Centre. Read and subscribe to our daily blogs at devpolicy.org.Learn more about our research and join our public events at devpolicy.anu.edu.au.Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram for latest updates on our blogs, research and events.You can send us feedback, and ideas for episodes too, to [email protected].