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Dr Geoffrey Zhang ASPIRED to go country for rural general surgery 03 April 2025 WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is accepting applications for the Applied Surgical Pathway in Rural Environments (ASPIRE) program - a two-year pre-surgical training initiative for medical professionals pursuing rural general surgery.

New RSV immunisation options for country WA communities 03 April 2025 For the first time, RSV immunisation is now available to Western Australians both during pregnancy, and for eligible babies and children born from 1 October 2023.

Tahnee becomes first Aboriginal Aged Care Assessor in country WA 03 April 2025 As country WA’s first Aboriginal Aged Care Assessor, Senior Aboriginal Health Programs Officer Tahnee Nesbitt has a firm focus on providing culturally safe aged care.

Graduate nurse credits country WA’s diverse cases in shaping her career 02 April 2025 For Graduate Registered Nurse Fejiro Bassey, the past 12 months in the WA Country Health Service graduate nursing program has been an incredible journey of learning and growth.

Art competiton inspires country kids to deliver healthy designs 01 April 2025 Part of a program of work supporting of WACHS’ commitment to the National Principles of Child Safe Organisations, the health service is developing a suite of new resources which will be adorned with artwork celebrating what being healthy and safe means to children and to young people living in regional WA.