The Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health (CRCAH) hosts a delegation from the Indian Health Service (IHS) on Friday 10 April.
The IHS, an agency within the US Department of Health and Human Services, delivers a multi-billion dollar health service to nearly two million Native Americans.
The delegation includes the Director of the IHS, Dr Charles Grim, who will be giving a presentation in Darwin at Auditorium 1 Royal Darwin Hospital on Friday April 7 at 10.30am.
Dr Grim will provide an overview of the IHS, including information on the IHS infectious disease prevention and control activities over the past 50 years, and a brief overview of the IHS research program and policy in the context of serving the health care needs of American Indian and Alaska Native people.
For further information contact Alastair Harris on 08 89227954 or 0409 658 177.