It is wonderful to join you on Ngunnawal country. Thank you for your welcome, and to the traditional owners of this land. I am delighted to be celebrating the launch of the RHD Endgame Strategy – a world-leading project for researchers to walk with us and make the commitments to end rheumatic heart disease a reality.
Rheumatic heart disease begins with a sore throat or a skin sore. For our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, these are common infections. They spread quick...
Face masks are now part of everyday life in some parts of Australia.
A face mask is recommended if:
there are a lot of people getting sick with coronavirus in your community
you can’t keep two big steps away from other people.
In some places though, you have to wear a face mask.
The best thing to do is to follow the
Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations improving life and health outcomes for our Elders of tomorrow
As Australia celebrates National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day, NACCHO Chair Donnella Mills states, “For decades, our Elders have shown great resolve and have sacrificed and fought for advancing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights. Their efforts cannot be forgotten as they paved the way for our children to live healthier and stronger li...
The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) is encouraging all Australians to take time to talk to one another and reflect on the ways we can support reconciliation in Australia during National Reconciliation Week (NRW) 2020.
This year’s #NRW2020 theme is ‘In this Together’ - reminds us whether in a crisis or reconciliation we are all #InThisTogether.
NACCHO Chair Donnella Mills said, “We have shown during these tough times that we can all...
The collaborative arrangements that nurse practitioners are required to have with medical practitioners in order to receive Medicare-subsidised payments are analysed in the latest issue of Australian Health Review (AHR), the academic journal of the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association.
An author team led by Professor Mary Chiarella from the University of Sydney sought...
The Australian Government is making $123 million available over two financial years for targeted measures to support Indigenous businesses and communities to increase their responses to COVID-19.
Minister for Indigenous Australians, the Hon Ken Wyatt AM, MP, said Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are particularly vulnerable and more resources will strengthen their ability to mana...
Proud Kuku Yalanji and Tagalaka woman, Haylene Grogan, has been appointed as Queensland’s first-ever Chief Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Officer (and Deputy Director General) of Queensland Health.
NACCHO Acting Chair, Donnella Mills said, “NACCHO congratulates Ms Grogan on her historic appointment and welcomes her experience and knowledge of Aboriginal Community Contro...
NACCHO lodged a submission to the Senate Community Affairs Reference Committee Inquiry in September 2019.
Closing the gap in inequities experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as compared to other Australians in income, employment, education, housing, justice, health and wellbeing and other areas of life should be a priority of the Australian Government.
The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) supports the pledge today bythe Coalition Government to hold a national referendum on constitutional change to recognise Indigenous voices in the constitution. The NACCHO executive team attended the National Press Club conference by Hon Ken Wyatt AM MP, Minister for Indigenous Australians for NAIDOC Week 2019.
*NACCHO, acknowledges the Traditional Owners of this land which continues to be under their ongoing custodianship. We pay our respect to Elders past, present and emerging.
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