General Practitioner (GP)

Apunipima Cape York Health Council is responsible for delivering high quality, culturally appropriate, comprehensive primary health care to 11 Cape York communities.

Apunipima operates five Primary Health Care centres in Cape York;

• Aurukun Health Care Centre
• Coen Health Care Centre
• Atharpuch Family Health Centre (Kowanyama)
• Mossman Gorge Primary Health Care Centre
• Charkil Om Primary Health Care Centre (Napranum)

A full range of services are provided at these centres, as well as out of Queensland Health facilities in other locations including;

• Mapoon
• Pormpuraaw
• Lockhart River
• Hope Vale
• Laura
• Wujal Wujal

The services include GP, allied health and health promotion. Apunipima centres are staffed with both community-based and fly in/fly out (FIFO) staff.