The World Naturopathic Federation was established in Paris, France in 2015. The WNF represents naturopathic organizations from around the world and its role is to promote and advance the naturopathic profession...

Since its inception in 2010 the Jacka Foundation’s major focus has been the awarding of grants to support research and development in areas relevant to the naturopathy profession.

11 March 2020: Special Report The official launch of the new Jacka Foundation Conference Centre at NICM Health Research Institute on 11 March 2020 was a very special occasion. Also held as an event to mark International Women’s Day, the day-long launch commenced with a networking breakfast with Olympic gold medallist Lisa Curry (now a wellness champion), followed by a symposium titled Influential Women in Natural Therapies: a Legacy for the Future.

JFNT Chair Terri Albert was an invited guest speaker at SCU's Melbourne graduation ceremony - see video.

JFNT is proud to announce that Professor Adams, who pioneered the Naturopathy Research and Leadership Mentoring scheme, has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship.

Complementary Medicines Australia on the population health benefits of natural therapies and the importance of health insurance rebates

The Jacka Foundation is delighted to announce new funding of six million dollars to NICM Health Research Institute for research into complementary and integrative medicine.

Two scholarship recipients upgraded from Masters to PhD. Read more ...

The World Naturopathic Federation is pleased to announce the publication of the #WNF Terminology Document

JFNT held its annual AGM on 28 April.

Industry News - Projects - Research - International Visitors. See link to the latest newsletter.

The naturopathy research mentoring program conducted by the Australian Research Centre for Complementary and Integrative Medicine (at University of Technology Sydney) has achieved outstanding results, and consequently the Jacka Foundation will continue to fund it until 2021. In addition, the Foundation has awarded ARCCIM a further $50,000 per year for the period 2017-2021 for research related to naturopathy.

Meet the new naturopathy research fellows and read more about the International Naturaphy Research Leadership program.

Astana Declaration on Primary Health Care acknowledges importance of traditional natural medicine in improving health outcomes. The World Naturopathic Federation, working with the World Health Organisation, contributed to this latest version of the Declaration, which sets out the principles underpinning Public Health

On 9 April 2016 Judy Jacka, Vice-Chair of the Jacka Foundation of Natural Therapies, was made an Honorary Fellow of Western Sydney University. The award was made in recognition of Judy's leadership in the naturopathic profession and her roles as a practitioner, educator, writer and philanthropist. The award was part of a graduation ceremony at WSU, during which Judy received her Fellowship and was the guest speaker. She was introduced by Professor Barney Glover, Vice-Chancellor of the…

Our major research partner, NICM Health at WSU, was selected to do the research for the SBS TV show 'Medicine or Myth'.

Herbal medicine is booming; the international herbal medicine market is now around $93 billion per year. The natural therapies industry overall is an important contributor to the Australian economy; it generates revenue of over $3 billion per year and is predicted to grow at about 6% per year. The industry provides employment for about 29,000 Australians and it is estimated that 2 in 3 Australians use natural therapies each year.