Dr Penelope Allbon: new Director of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

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Published in the HealthBulletin
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7 March, 2006
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Vol 6 No 1 January 2006 - March 2006
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The following summary has been adapted from a media release for the Hon Tony Abbott MHR, Minister for Health and Ageing (view media release).

Dr Penelope Allbon was recently appointed as the new Director of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). The AIHW is the national agency responsible for collecting and producing health and welfare-related information and statistics.

Dr Allbon’s most recent government appointments were as Chief Executive of ACT Health and ACT Commissioner for Housing. For the past three years she has run her own consultancy, working with clients such as AusAID, the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, the Statistical Information Management Committee and the Solomon Islands Government.

For further information: view media release

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