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The Public Health Association of Australia has appointed former WA and NT Chief Health Officer Tarun Weeramanthri as its new president. In his first action as president of the association, Associate Professor Weeramanthri has called on Australian governments to increase investment into prevention to 5 per cent of the health budget. He describes this investment as a necessary baseline goal. “Prevention is better than a cure, this is the best insurance policy you could possibly take out,” he said. “Australia…
