MDFA is pleased to announce that NSW government’s former Minister for Health and Minister for Medical research, the Hon. Jillian Skinner AM, has joined as our newest Ambassador.
Jillian led an impressive 23-year political career and is widely respected for her contributions to the health and medical sectors in Australia. She began her career as a journalist in Melbourne and was the first woman journalist on the Victorian Parliamentary Press Gallery.
Diagnosed with age-related macular disease 12 years ago, Jillian brings lived experience to her ambassadorship with MDFA. She shares her experiences and perspectives on how governments can better support the macular disease community in our latest edition of Vision Voice.
“I tell everyone that I have macular degeneration,” Jillian explains.
People ask me ‘what do you do about it’? and ‘how do you detect it’? So much broader education is needed.
“I’m very mindful of the cost of treatment, particularly for older people – they have to pay for all these eye injections. I would certainly be pushing through the Ministerial Councils the proposition that the Macular Disease Foundation has put to the Commonwealth to extend the provision of treatment for older people and to ensure there are financial incentives to doctors who bulk bill for eye injection treatment.”
Read or listen to the full interview here.
Posted: 7 Aug 2024
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