The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC), the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia, and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) recently signed a trilateral letter of intent to improve research capacity in Indigenous peoples’ health.
This agreement recognises and builds upon each country’s strengths in Indigenous health research. The three countries will share expertise and support a cadre of Indigenous researchers to reduce the health disparities between Indigenous peoples and general populations. Under the partnership, the HRC, the NHMRC, and the CIHR have committed to developing a programme of initiatives, which will be implemented collaboratively over the next five years.