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AIHW – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) are Australia’s authoritative source of health and welfare data and analysis. They provide valuable evidence to inform and support better research, policy and service delivery.

Their information is crucial to inform good health and welfare policy and effective service delivery for the benefit of all Australians.

They do this by:

  • developing nationally consistent health and welfare data standards and classifications
  • collecting information and creating high quality data from multiple sources on a range of health and welfare topics
  • linking data from multiple sources to deliver new insights and better understand complex interactions Australians have with health and welfare services
  • publishing products that provide a holistic picture of health and welfare in Australia and how this is changing over time.

Vision, values and purpose

Vision: stronger evidence, better decisions, improved health and welfare.

Values: in pursuing their vision, they draw on their independence and expertise in health and welfare to strive for excellence in all they do. They also uphold the Australian Public Service values.

Purpose: they produce high quality data sets and analysis to support improvements in health and welfare.

How the AIHW can help

The AIHW offers a range of services, from data development through to analyses and data linkage — tailored to their clients’ needs for information and statistics.

It also offers a suite of products including brief and detailed reports, data visualisation tools and data downloads to meet the different needs of their audiences.

Information line

Call +61 2 62441000 or email info@aihw.gov.au

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This information was originally published on healthdirect - AIHW – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

Last reviewed: December 2024

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Rubella (also known German measles) is a viral disease. For most people, a rubella infection causes mild illness of fever, rash and swollen lymph glands.

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Meningococcal disease in Australia | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Meningococcal disease is a rare bacterial disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis.

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Pneumococcal disease in Australia

Pneumococcal disease is caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria (also known as pneumococcus). These bacteria are commonly found in the nose and throat of some people, most of whom remain healthy.

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Chickenpox in Australia | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Chickenpox (varicella) is a very contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus.

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Vaccine preventable disease among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are often affected by vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) at a higher rate than non-Indigenous Australians.

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Vaccine preventable disease in Australia

Worldwide, vaccination is a very successful and cost-effective population health intervention.

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Hib disease in Australia

Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) disease is caused by bacteria commonly found in the nose and throat of some people, most of whom remain healthy.

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Rotavirus in Australia

Rotavirus is a common cause of severe gastroenteritis in infants and young children, but may affect people of any age.

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Tetanus in Australia

Tetanus is an acute, sometimes fatal bacterial disease caused by toxins produced by Clostridium tetani.

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Mumps in Australia | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Mumps is a contagious infection of the salivary glands, caused by the mumps virus.

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