Health
Australian ingenuity has given the world many medical miracles.
Australia’s medical prowess has been displayed on the world stage with a number of innovations that are used by practitioners across the globe. These include the electronic pacemaker (1926); ultrasound (1961); multi-channel cochlear implants (1970s) a globally important cancer vaccine (1991).
As of September 2021, more than 460 million doses of the preventative vaccine for HPV developed by Australian researchers had been administered worldwide.
Australia’s key health destinations
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Tourism Australia's Business Events Bid Fund Program provides financial support for large international events.
Events
Australia has hosted a number of international conferences of relevance to the health sector and will continue to do so over the coming years, these include:
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | World Congress on Endometriosis | Sydney/Warrane |
| June 2025 | Meeting of the Society of Natural Immunity - NK Cells 2025 | Hobart/nipaluna |
| June 2025 | CINP World Congress 2025 | Melbourne/Narrm |
| June 2025 | Congress of the World Association for Sexual Health | Brisbane/Meanjin |
| June 2025 | 17th International Family Nursing Conference | Perth/Boorloo |
| June 2025 | Conference of the Organisation for Human Brain Mapping Annual Meeting 2025 | Brisbane/Meanjin |
| July 2025 | 9th International Positive Psychology Association World Congress 2025 | Brisbane/Meanjin |
| September 2025 | World Conference of Women's Shelters 2025 | Sydney/Warrane |
| September 2025 | World Congress of Gastroenterology 2025 | Melbourne/Narrm |
| November2025 | Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS) 2025 | Adelaide |
| November 2025 | International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare (Asia Pacific) | Canberra |
| April 2026 | Women Deliver Conference | Melbourne/Narrm |
| May 2026 | International Federation of Nurse Anethetists World Congress 2026 | Brisbane/Meanjin |
| May 2026 | Congress of the International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society 2026 | Sydney/Warrane |
| June 2026 | International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology | Sydney/Warrane |
| June 2026 | Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC)/ International Society of Oranl Oncology (ISOO) Annual Meeting 2026 | Melbourne/Narrm |
