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Abe Maddison

Deadly infectious diseases on Australia's doorstep

Australia's Pacific neighbours including PNG are battling worrying increases in deadly diseases. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Australians have little knowledge of the threat on their doorstep from the world's deadliest infectious diseases and it has a crucial role in fighting them, the head of a global health partnership says.

Lady Ros Morauta, chair of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, is visiting Australia this week to lobby MPs to increase our contribution to its work.

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