The Centre for Health Security draws on reference groups to provide strategic advice to inform the Health Security Initiative’s priorities, policies and investment decisions.
Technical Reference Group (TRG)
The PHR Technical Reference Group provides strategic advice and technical expertise and advice to guide progress on the Partnerships for a Healthy Region initiative.
Professor Helen Evans AO is an expert in public health and development, and Honorary Professor at Nossal Institute for Global Health, University of Melbourne.
Dr Rob Condon is a public health physician and applied epidemiologist.
Professor Kristine Macartney is a paediatrician and Director of the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance.
Professor Alders AO is a veterinarian and Senior Consulting Fellow with the Chatham House Global Health Programme.
Professor Whittaker is a public health physician and health systems researcher, and Director of WHO Collaborating Centre for Vector Borne and Neglected Tropical Diseases.
Dr Ines Atmosukarto is CEO of Lipotek, and expert in biotechnology.
Dr Wantanee Kalpravidh is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and expert in field epidemiology and transboundary animal disease.
Professor Susan Sawyer is a paediatrician and the Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Adolescent Health at the Royal Children’s Hospital.
Professor Allen Cheng is Professor/Director of Infectious Diseases at Monash Health and the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash University.
Mr Setareki Macanawai is the CEO of the Pacific Disability Forum, and an expert and advocate for disability inclusive development.
Professor Colleen Lau is a clinician, NHMRC Fellow, and Professorial Research Fellow at The University of Queensland.
Professor Anushka Patel is a cardiologist, and Chief Executive Officer of The George Institute for Global Health.
Adjunct Professor Janine Mohamed is the CEO of the Lowitja Institute, with extensive experience in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health sector.