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