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ORIC Spotlight On – All Aboriginal health care at Manayingkarírra

13 April 2021
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Two men dancing in front of a crowd. The dancers are wearing colourful tops and dancing with material in their hands. They are dancing in front of a crowd of Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples

Since February 2021, Mala’la Health Service Aboriginal Corporation has provided the full spectrum of health and wellbeing services to residents of Maningrida and surrounding homelands.

Through determination, perseverance and strong governance, Mala’la Health Service Aboriginal Corporation has been able to successfully transition the primary healthcare services in Maningrida from government-run health services to Aboriginal community control.

While Mala’la Health Service Aboriginal Corporation has been active in the Maningrida community and surrounding homelands since 1998, this achievement means the community can take control over their own health and honour the Kunibidji name for Maningrida, by naming the health centre: Manayingkarírra Primary Health Care Centre.

Find out in this month’s Spotlight On.