Dr Kristopher Rallah-Baker, First Indigenous Opthamologist

<p>Dr Kristopher&nbsp;Rallah-Baker, a Yuggera/Biri-Gubba-Juru man, is Australia's first indigenous Opthamologist and a trailblazer in Australian medicine.</p><p><br></p><p>According to the National Eye Health Survey, 90% of vision loss in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander is preventable - but with limited resources, these cases aren't always tended to.</p><p><br></p><p>During COVID, Kris was President of the Australian Indigenous Doctors Association, a MASSIVE responsibility in regular circumstances...but as 2020&nbsp;seems to do, his life and responsibilities were amplified. There were fears the pandemic would have serious ramifications and generational effects&nbsp;on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Thank you to Uncle Jack Charles for the acknowledgement of country.</p><p><br></p><p>Are you on Instagram? Of course you are don't fib! A link to ours is below this line...riiiiight there!</p><p><br></p><p>instagram.com/calmyafarm_/</p><p>calmyafarm.com.au</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to BRAVE, your new favourite free monthly newsletter here.</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>