The Hon Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care
The Morrison Government is providing $2 million to improve education and training for Australian health practitioners to better diagnose, manage and care for people with lung conditions.
More than 7 million Australians are currently living with lung conditions. Chronic lower respiratory diseases are the fifth leading cause of death in Australia. Around 2.7 million Australians – 11 per cent of the population – have asthma.
The Government is providing $600,000 to the National Asthma Council (NAC) to support the delivery of best-practice training in asthma and linked chronic respiratory conditions to primary care health practitioners.
A grant of $1.4 million will allow the Lung Foundation Australia to develop and deliver education and training resources for health professionals to improve the diagnosis, management, and care of people with lung conditions. This includes a nati