Australia to Invest $56 Million to Improve Palliative Care

Health Minister Greg Hunt speaks as Prime Minister Scott Morrison looks on at the news conference at the CSL facility in Melbourne, Australia, on Feb. 12, 2021. Diego Fedele/Getty Images

The Australian government has announced a $56 million (US$39.7 million) investment that would benefit some 50 to 90 percent of the 160,000 Australians who need end of life and palliative care as they approach death.

Primary Health Networks (PHN) across Australia will receive more than $37 million (US$26.2 million) to expand the Greater Choice for At Home Palliative Care program.