Federal Labor has said it will commit to closing the gap on Indigenous Australians’ health outcomes if elected to government on May 21.
Launching the election policy the centre-left opposition party announced if elected they would train 500 additional Indigenous health workers, as well as invest in life-saving dialysis and rheumatic heart disease treatments for Aboriginal community-controlled health services.
Labor leader Anthony Albanese said in a release on Sunday his party recognises that the profound gap in Indigenous health outcomes will only be closed with extra effort and close engagement with Indigenous community-controlled health services.
“Our policies will strengthen this vital sector, supporting the development of the First Nations health workforce, creating jobs and addressing the disproportionate burden of kidney and rheumatic heart disease in First Nations communities,” he said.
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