National Health and Medical Research Council
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1936 |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Headquarters | Level 1, 16 Marcus Clarke Street, Canberra |
| Motto | Working to build a healthy Australia |
| Minister responsible |
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| Parent department | Department of Health |
| Website |
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The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is Australia's peak funding body for medical research, with a budget of roughly $700 million a year.[1] The Council was established to develop and maintain health standards and is responsible for implementing the National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992.
This body is a material agency and is incorporated under the federal Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997. It was a part of the Department of Health and Ageing portfolio until mid-2007. It is now a self-governing statutory authority.
History
In 2010, the NHMRC's new online system for grant applications was the subject of criticism after a series of technical problems.[2]
Medical research grading
The NHMRC research grading is commonly used to assess medical publications. These include, from the most reliable to least: systematic review, randomized control trial, cohort study, case control, case series.[3]
Controversy
The NHMRC funds research programs that pathologize intersex variations as disorders, despite criticism of such approaches by community organisation Organisation Intersex International Australia,[4][5] a Senate committee,[6] and international human rights bodies.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ NHMRC research funding datasets 1990–2010
- ↑ Healy, Guy (17 March 2010). "Online grants system proves a nightmare". The Australian. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
- ↑ "NHMRC additional levels of evidence and grades for recommendations for developers of guidelines" (PDF). Australian Government. National Health and Medical Research Council. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ↑ Carpenter, Morgan; Organisation Intersex International Australia (6 February 2015). Submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Rights Snapshot Report. Sydney: Organisation Intersex International Australia.
- ↑ Carpenter, Morgan; Organisation Intersex International Australia (April 30, 2014), Submission on the Review of Part B of the Ethical Guidelines for the Use of Assisted Reproductive Technology in Clinical Practice and Research, 2007, Sydney: Organisation Intersex International Australia
- ↑ Australian Senate; Community Affairs References Committee (October 2013), Involuntary or coerced sterilisation of intersex people in Australia, Canberra: Community Affairs References Committee, ISBN 9781742299174
- ↑ Council of Europe; Commissioner for Human Rights (April 2015), Human rights and intersex people, Issue Paper