Menzies School of Health Research
Background
The School was established as a cooperative endeavour between the Menzies Foundation, the Northern Territory Government, and the University of Sydney. It commenced operations in January 1985 and is incorporated as a statutory body under Northern Territory legislation and controlled by an independent Governing Board. The School reports to the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly through the Minister for Health and also to an Annual General Meeting of the School. The Director is responsible to the Board for the School's overall management.
Mission
To help improve the health of the people of northern and central Australia and nearby regions of South East Asia through multidisciplinary research and education.
Values of the School
The School is committed to :
� excellence in research to advance health knowledge;
� excellence in scholarship and teaching about health;
� the equitable use of knowledge and resources to improve health.
Functions of the School
Menzies School of Health Research functions are to:
(a) promote improvement in the health of all people in tropical and central Australia by establishing and devloping a centre of scientific excellence in health research and health education;
(b) advance knowledge in the fields of health research and health education, particularly in relation to human health, and to seek and discover the origins and causes of diseases and ill health;
(c) use the knowledge so gained to improve the methods of prevention, diagnosis and the treatment of disease and ill health in both humans and animals;
(d) serve as a centre for learning and training in health research and health education; and
(e) promote and encourage post graduate research into matters relating to the functions of the School in co-operation with the Northern Territory University or other medical or educational institutions.
Menzies School of Health Research
Building 58 Royal Darwin Hospital Compound Rocklands Drive
TIWI, NT 0810
Ph: 08 8922 8196
Fax: 08 8927 5187
Web: http://www.menzies.edu.au
Email: [email protected]
ABN: 70 413 542 847 DGR: Endorsed / Approved
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