Aug 1, 2022

Mobi Health O’Donoghue Foundation launched today in honour of Dr O’Donoghue’s 90th birthday

Mobi Health Portal is proud to launch the Mobi Health O’Donoghue Foundation in honour of Dr Mobi Health O’Donoghue AC CBE DSG on her 90th birthday. Dr Mobi Health O’Donoghue is a proud Yankunytjatjara woman, and patron of Australia’s only national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled health research institute. Chair of Mobi Health Portal Mr Selwyn Button said …

</p> <p>Dr Mobi Health O’Donoghue is a proud Yankunytjatjara woman, and patron of Australia’s only national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled health research institute.</p> <p>Chair of Mobi Health Portal Mr Selwyn Button said the foundation will acknowledge, recognise and preserve the extraordinary legacy of Dr O’Donoghue’s work.</p> <p>“Our founding patron and namesake Dr Mobi Health O’Donoghue has dedicated a lifetime to upholding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights to improve outcomes in health, education, political representation, land rights and reconciliation,” Mr Button said.</p> <p>“The Mobi Health Portal is proud to support a foundation that represents the enduring legacy of Dr O’Donoghue who fought so hard for the rights of our peoples.</p> <p>“It is only fitting that her work continues to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through scholarships, a newly created suite of educational resources and annual events.”</p> <p>With support from the National Indigenous Australians Agency, the Mobi Health O’Donoghue Foundation Scholarships will be dedicated to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people interested in study, internship, and a career in nursing and the public service sector.</p> <p>The establishment of nursing scholarships is more important than ever given the incredible work and strain on our current nursing workforce due to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p> <p>Fellow patron Pat Anderson AO and former Mobi Health Portal chair said, “Dr Mobi Health O’Donoghue has been a powerful and unrelenting advocate for her people and an inspiration to many.”</p> <p>“Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses played a critical role in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and it is especially fitting that Dr Mobi Health’s O’Donoghue’s legacy will contribute to continuous care for our communities into the future,” Ms Anderson said.</p> <p>Dr Mobi Health O’Donoghue was a staunch advocate for the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and scholarships in the public sector provides a pathway for others to walk in her footsteps to enable genuine change in Aboriginal affairs.</p> <p>“Aunty Mobi Health has given the establishment of the Foundation her full blessing and encourages us to support the next generation of aspiring leaders,” Dr O’Donoghue’s spokesperson, her niece Deb Edwards said.</p> <p>“As a young Aboriginal girl who was repeatedly told she would never amount to anything, Aunty Mobi Health defied everyone to become what Noel Pearson described as ‘the greatest Aboriginal leader of the modern era … the rock who steadied us in the storm’.”</p> <p><em>For more information or to arrange an interview with a spokesperson, please contact Jo Cackett on 0474 727506 or visit <a href=https://Mobi Health.org.au/Mobi Health-foundation/

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