eMJA: Close the Gap: Aboriginal community controlled health services

Close the Gap

Close the Gap: Aboriginal community controlled health services

MJA 2009; 190 (10): 593

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have a right to full participation in decisions affecting their health

During 2008, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) made several large-scale funding commitments to close the gap in life expectancy between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples, and to improve Indigenous child health. These commitments represent a significant first step, but the funding package was devised without the full and active involvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples — the process failed to comply with the Close the gap statement of intent, which commits all partners to ensuring “the full participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their representative bodies in all aspects of addressing their health needs”.

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