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ACT Health

The ACT Health Directorate (ACT Health) aims to deliver the best possible healthcare and health-related services in Australia, through its public hospitals - Calvary Hospital and Canberra Hospital; Community Health; Mental Health ACT; Capital Region Cancer Service; Aged Care and Rehabilitation Service and Population Health, including the Health Protection Service.

The ACT Health Directorate has an ongoing commitment to supporting consumer participation in health care. By implementing the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights across all Health Directorate Services, they are supporting the rights of health care consumers as well as recognising the role that consumers play in the provision of their own care.

The Health Directorate is fully accredited with the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS), from head office right through to all its service delivery entities.

Health Directorate’s core Values of Care, Excellence, Collaboration and Integrity are central to the way they work.

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Last reviewed: February 2019

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Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) - ACT Government

Information about Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), a rare and often fatal disease in humans.

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Measles - ACT Government

Information about Measles, a serious and highly contagious viral illness that is caused by the measles virus.

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Monkeypox (mpox) - ACT Government

Information about Monkeypox (mpox), a viral infection that does not spread easily between people.

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Rabies and Australian Bat Lyssavirus - ACT Government

Information about Rabies and Australian Bat Lyssavirus (ABLV). Both can cause fatal disease in humans.

Read more on ACT Health website

Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) - ACT Government

Information about Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), a rare but potentially serious infection in humans that is transmitted by a bite from an infected mosquito.

Read more on ACT Health website

Influenza (flu) vaccinations - ACT Government

Find out more about flu vaccination in the ACT.

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Listeria - ACT Government

Information about listeria and Listeriosis.

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Vaccines during pregnancy - ACT Government

Vaccinations recommended for pregnant people and where to receive these in the ACT.

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Be well this winter - ACT Government

Information about how to stay well this winter.

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Chickenpox - ACT Government

Information about Chickenpox, a highly contagious viral illness caused by the varicella-zoster virus.

Read more on ACT Health website

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