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Abe Ropitini is an Indigenous man of Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Maniapoto iwi (Aotearoa) and Palawa (Northeastern Tasmania) descent. After growing up in Aotearoa, he has spent his adult life in Australia working across health and social services. He is the Executive Director of Population Health at the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO), the peak body for Aboriginal health and wellbeing in Victoria.
Abe has a background in medical anthropology and international development, and has led projects across health, aged care, disability, and Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing. A strong advocate for decolonising Indigenous health, he is committed to centering the legitimacy and importance of culture, kinship, and country in narratives of health and wellbeing. |