FED: Money not the answer to improving indigenous health: report

AAP General News (Australia)
12-03-2009
FED: Money not the answer to improving indigenous health: report

A new report shows the commonwealth's increased its funding for indigenous health programs
by 250 per cent over the past decade .. but it says Aboriginal people haven't benefited
as a result.

The Centre for Independent Studies says spending jumped from 115 million dollars in
1995-96 to more than 490 million in 2007-08 with no appreciable improvements in health
outcomes.

The commonwealth spent 600 million dollars on indigenous health last financial year
.. in a further 50 per cent increase on the previous year's level.

Report author SARA HUDSON says the money's being wasted.

AAP RTV jcd/sb/af/wz

KEYWORD: INDIGENOUS HEALTH (CANBERRA)

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