About us
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The Australian Government is investing in health and medical research to support emerging priorities and fill gaps in research efforts through the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) – Accelerated Research Investment.
The Government's aim of this funding is to:
Improve
patient outcomes
Increase opportunities
for patients to take part in clinical trials
Increase collaboration
between peak health organisations and researchers.
Jean Hailes for Women's Health was provided with $2.5 million to be administered to research priorities and establishment of the NECST Network under the Research Priority of the NAPE.