PHARMACISTS are being urged to play their part in Closing the Gap to improve the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Welcoming the Federal Government's $1 billion implementation plan aimed at Closing the Gap, Pharmacy Guild of Australia National President, Trent Twomey, said the organisation was committed to developing and implementing policies and programs aimed at making medications more accessible and affordable for Indigenous Australians.
"Community pharmacies, as local leaders, can connect with their local Indigenous communities and build relationships which ensure equity of access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients to culturally safe primary healthcare services," he said.
Twomey added that the profession has a role to play in supporting Indigenous people to train as pharmacists.
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