$8.6 MILLION BOOST FOR VICTORIAN ABORIGINAL HEALTH SERVICES
Source: Victoria. Minister for Health. Media Release
"Aboriginal Victorians will have even better access to culturally-appropriate healthcare thanks to a $8.6 million Brumby Labor Government funding boost. Speaking at the Improving Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Patients (ICAP) Conference in Preston, Health Minister Daniel Andrews said the money would support increased midwifery services and ensure healthcare workers were more responsive to the needs of Aboriginal Victorians.“The Brumby Government is committed to Closing the Gap in health outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Victorians,” Mr Andrews said. Our Government will invest $7.6 million over the next four years to ensure health services respond in a timely and culturally-sensitive way to the needs of Aboriginal people.”