Singapore, Nov. 10 -- The government has passed legislation to deliver on its commitment to establish an independent Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC). The legislation has been shaped to strengthen Australia's public health capability, improve pandemic preparedness, and safeguard the health and wellbeing of all Australians.The CDC will bring together evidence from across Australia to protect against health threats - from infectious diseases to environmental and climate-related risks - and provide the public and governments with transparent, trusted, evidence-based advice.The legislation gives the Director-General of the Australian CDC statutory independence to develop and provide public health advice based on the best available ...