Your gift, their knowledge, our future

Imagine a future where the world’s oldest continuing culture—over 65,000 years of wisdom and healing traditions—is not only preserved but actively shaping modern healthcare in Australia. This future is within reach, and you can be a part of it.

Dr Alana Gall

Dr Alana Gall, a proud Truwulway woman from the northeast coast of Lutruwita (Tasmania), has dedicated her life to bridging the gap between First Nations Traditional Medicines and contemporary health practices. As a NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow at the National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine at Southern Cross University, she is leading the way in protecting, respecting, and integrating Indigenous knowledge into healthcare systems. But she cannot do this alone.

“Advocating for the respectful inclusion of traditional and complementary medicines in the Australian health sector is an important part of meeting First Nations holistic health and wellbeing needs.” 

Your support, their protection

Today, around 40% of pharmaceutical products are derived from traditional and Indigenous knowledge, including life-saving medicines like aspirin, artemisinin, and childhood cancer treatments. First Nations peoples hold unparalleled knowledge of Australia’s unique flora and fauna, yet this knowledge is at risk—vulnerable to exploitation, misappropriation, and biopiracy. In the 1990s alone, pharmaceutical companies made $43 billion in profits from medicines based on Indigenous knowledge, yet only 0.001% of those profits were shared with Indigenous communities.

With your support, Alana is working to change this. She is leading the fight to protect Indigenous knowledge, influencing policy at both national and international levels. From shaping the World Health Organisation’s approach to Indigenous traditional medicines, to pioneering Australia’s first best-practice model for research and development with native plants, her work is setting global precedents.

Alana has also been instrumental in finalising the international GRATK Treaty to prevent piracy of traditional knowledge for profit.

With your donation, Alana can continue bringing First Nations voices to global discussions, ensuring that Indigenous knowledge remains in the hands of Indigenous communities—where it rightfully belongs.

A legacy of healing—made possible by you

Alana’s work has the power to revolutionise how research and development are conducted in Australia, ensuring First Nations communities are positioned at the core of these advancements. This means that Indigenous healers, scientists, and communities will benefit directly from the knowledge they have safeguarded for millennia. This also translates into a healthcare system that acknowledges and respects holistic, traditional healing alongside contemporary medicine.

Your donation is more than a gift—it is an investment in a future where Indigenous knowledge is protected, celebrated, and integrated into healthcare for the benefit of all Australians. Will you stand with Alana and First Nations communities in shaping this future?

Donate today and become a part of this transformative journey.

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