28th
June
2007
Answering the call
Categories : Australia, General Practice |
It’s good to see political announcements being followed by real, and fast, action.
I just received an email from the AMA calling for doctors to be involved in the outreach to Aboriginal children in the Northern Territory, following the Prime Minister’s recent announcement of an action plan to address the serious problems of abuse and other health issues in these communities. They are looking for doctors to head to the NT in the second week of July - just 2 weeks from now.
Obviously I can’t take part since I’ll be in Uganda then, but it is really pleasing to see that this call has gone out. I hope that our medical profession can show leadership in this matter by giving a strongly positive reponse to the call.
