About Us
In Northern Australia, substantial healthcare disparities persist across its vast and diverse regional, rural, and remote landscape. The current lack of a cohesive approach to address these challenges results in disjointed healthcare delivery and improvement efforts.
NARDHC acknowledges the need for a comprehensive roadmap to digital health in Northern Australia that strategically focuses on building collaborations, developing bespoke digital health applications, and implementing interventions to optimise healthcare outcomes in regional, rural, and remote areas.
Our collective efforts are designed to harmonise with existing strategies and plans at both the national and state levels. We recognise the importance of aligning our initiatives with established frameworks for a unified and impactful approach to healthcare across Northern Australia.
Our approach
Working with digital technologies to strengthen rural and remote healthcare delivery
Research-industry collaboration
Establishing a dedicated platform for research-industry collaborations is crucial.
Digital health infrastructure
Developing a robust Digital Health Collaborative linked to industry stakeholders and local communities is imperative.
Innovation funding
Providing seed funding and co-investment for collaborative research-industry projects in big data, analytics, and digital technology.
Adoption of digital health
Promoting the broad-scale adoption of digital health technologies across communities is vital.
Financial sustainability
Securing industry investment and demonstrating ongoing efforts to secure additional funding is a priority.
Gaps in the health workforce
Addressing the skills gap in the health workforce through skills-based training is essential.
Our vision and mission
To improve the health and healthcare delivery for Northern Australia through digital health solutions, by addressing the unique healthcare challenges in northern Australia through digital health solutions
Our strategy
Our strategy is to strengthen the healthcare system by enhancing the use of innovative digital health technologies that can support the health and aged care workforce, and improve the accessibility, quality, safety, and efficiency of health care in rural, regional, and remote Australia.
