Who Are We?

The First Nations Eye Health Alliance (FNEHA) is the principal voice and Australia’s first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander eye care peak body. FNEHA is a registered charity that utilises traditional and contemporary knowledge/pathways to develop equitable health approaches that prevent and stop preventable vision loss and blindness among First Nations people. FNEHA carries the vision of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to see the enactment of equitable improvements in eye health and vision care outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Our work contributes to the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, building towards a collective national approach to empower First Nations communities so that they are healthy and flourishing.

FNEHA was born out of key discussions at the 2022 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Conference (NASTIEHC) on Larrakia Country in Darwin, NT, where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander eye health professionals from across the country called for a dedicated body to lead the advancements needed to improve eye health and vision care outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Please see the Vision 2030 Workshop report for more information. 

FNEHA provides Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people working in the eye care and vision sector, along with their allies, a space to connect, learn and be supported. By becoming a member of The Alliance, you can help to strengthen First Nations leadership

and voice within the eye health and vision care sector.

We are an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled organisation focused on building our vision our way. We lead from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deep knowledge and lived experience to influence and engage our collective obligations across the health community. Working nationally, we partner with the sector to drive equitable change in eye health and vision care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

The First Nations Eye Health Alliance proudly support in full the Uluru Statement from the Heart: Voice, Treaty and Truth. As an alliance built by First Nations people, for First Nations people, we endorse strengthening structures of self-determination that allow the voices of our communities to drive improvements in our health and wellbeing. We continue to call for health equity, justice and to uphold the rights and voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people so that our communities are healthy and thriving.

 For more information on the Uluru Statement, go to: https://ulurustatement.org/the-statement/view-the-statement/