Medical Research Future Fund Health Inequities Research Mission - National consultation on the roadmap and implementation plan September 2026

The George Institute for Global Health has submitted recommendations to the Australian Government's Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Health Inequities Research Mission consultation, calling for stronger action on the root causes of health inequities. Key recommendations include prioritising prevention and upstream determinants of health, embedding equity across funding and governance structures, strengthening Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander self-determination, and recognising sex and gender as fundamental drivers of health inequities.

Contributors

Veronica Le Nevez

Co-Director, Impact and Engagement

Georgia White

Senior Policy and Advocacy Advisor