AMA President to visit remote Indigenous communities during Northern Territory visit
AMA President, Professor Brian Owler, will today travel to the Northern Territory to meet doctors and other health workers in Alice Springs, and visit a number of remote Indigenous communities to see first-hand how health services are being delivered at the local level.
In the wake of last week’s Closing the Gap report, which showed that key health and education targets are not being met, Professor Owler will use the visit to observe frontline experiences to inform AMA policy and advocacy on Indigenous health issues.
Professor Owler Itinerary:
Wednesday 17 February Alice Springs
Visit Central Australian Aboriginal Congress
Visit Purple House
Visit Alice Springs Hospital
Thursday 18 February Utopia
Visit Urapuntja Health Services
Ampilatwatja
Visit Ampilatwatja Clinic
Friday 19 February Kintore
Visit Kintore Clinic
Visit Kintore Dialysis Unit
Contact travelling with Professor Owler: Simon Tatz, 0402 613 745
17 February 2016
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