11th National Closing the Gap Indigenous Health Conference

The 11th National Closing the Gap Indigenous Health Conference will be held at the Pullman Cairns International Hotel on the 8th-10th May, 2019. It is the only conference that has been continuously running since the establishment of the Closing the Gap concept and is the largest gathering of delegates from all sectors outside of Indigenous national associations. The conference is held annually and over the past ten years has attracted thousands of attendees bringing together representatives from all states and territories governments, Aboriginal medical services and mainstream health sectors, community controlled organisations, First Nations communities, allied health professionals and non-government organisations, researchers and interested individuals. The conference is hosted by Indigenous Conference Services (Australia) with great line up of First Nations speakers not only from all around Australia, but also from New Zealand and United States of America. This year’s conference is a prelude to the 2020 World First Nations Health Conference to be held in Hawaii.