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Banner: WA Health Excellence Awards 2026
14 September 2026

Finalists announced for the WA Health Excellence Awards 2026

The finalists for the 2026 WA Health Excellence Awards have been announced.
11 September 2026

Diphtheria alert for Western Australia

The Department of Health has issued an alert about an outbreak of diphtheria in regional Western Australia. Diphtheria vaccines are free to certain individuals, if it has been more than 5 years since their last dose.
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8 September 2026

Women's Health Week 2026

Women’s Health Week (7 to 11 September) is an opportunity to recognise the health needs of women, girls, and gender-diverse people, and highlight the importance of improving access to healthcare across Western Australia.
groups of people as icons
28 August 2026

Expression of Interest: consumer representative to help shape the future of genomic health care in WA

The WA Department of Health is seeking expressions of interest from people with lived experience of a genetic condition or accessing genetic testing, either personally, as a carer, or as a family member, to join the WA Genomics Strategy Implementation Committee (the Committee) as a consumer representative.
14 August 2026

WA launches roadmap to eliminate rheumatic heart disease by 2036

The WA Rheumatic Heart Disease Strategic Framework 2026-2036 has been released, setting out a coordinated statewide approach to eliminate new cases of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Western Australia by 2036.