Community Health Australia is a founding member of the International Federation of Community Health Centres (IFCHC). Our founding partners include the National Association of Community Health Centers (USA), the Canadian Association of Community Health Centres and the European Forum for Primary Care. This international partnership is committed to advancing community health by promoting which are advocacy at national, state and local levels, adoption of the community health model of care, alignment of this model with the World Health Organization's vision for primary care and a research and evidence base that underscores the value of community health.
Australia is considered to have one of the best healthcare systems in the world. Universal healthcare is provided to their citizens in the form of the government run ‘medicare’ program as well as a vast private healthcare system. In addition to covering its own residents, Australia sold over 26 million dollars in medical care to tourists from all over the world.