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We believe everyone

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a healthy life

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So we find solutions

to the world’s biggest

health challenges

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Baby, a former dialysis patient in Delhi, India

A researcher from The George Institute at Royal North Shore Intensive Care Unit, Sydney Australia

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**About Us**

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Turning lives around with community-based mental health support and anti-stigma campaigns

Find out how Bazidbee overcame her depression and is now helping others to do the same

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Boosting adolescent mental health in India’s urban slums through community-based care

Find out how Sunaiyna managed to emerge from isolation after the conflict of her parents’ separation.

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Preventing childhood drowning in India with community-led day care centres

Find out how Mangala and her community are keeping children safe through communal supervision and water safety training.

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Improving pregnancy and lifelong care in rural India with SMARThealth Pregnancy

**Find out how Sravanthi overcame a traumatic pregnancy and a family tragedy to start a new life as the mother of a healthy baby boy.**View Sravanthi’s story

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Tackling the world’s biggest health challenges

At The George Institute, we believe that everyone has the right to a healthy life. Through rigorous, high-quality research that transforms discovery into action, we’re on a mission to improve the health of millions of people worldwide.

With 1250 researchers driving over 400 projects across 60 countries, we are finding solutions to some of the world’s biggest health challenges – from advancing women’s health and reducing diet-related disease to addressing the health of our planet. Discover more about how we’ve been making an impact since 1999.

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Recent news stories and events

Cost and access: the barriers stopping Aboriginal men getting prostate cancer surgery

Date published: 05 Aug 2026 News Type: Media release

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Closing the gender health gap: the investment case and capturing Australia’s window of opportunity

Event date 25 Aug 2026

International course on leadership and professional skills for early career mental health professionals

Event date 15 Nov 2026 New Delhi, India

From healthier homes to cleaner air: why planetary health matters now

Date published: 31 Jul 2026 Node Type: Opinion piece

Six George Institute researchers secure prestigious NHMRC Investigator Grants

Date published: 30 Jul 2026 Node Type: Funding success

Home delivered, medically tailored groceries improve diabetes control

Date published: 21 Jul 2026 Node Type: Media release

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