Introducing the Australian Naturopathic Council which was formed in July 2019 as a peak body representing key naturopathic organisations in Australia

The Federal government has opened a new pathway for unregistered health professions to apply for statutory regulation

The Foundation is now actively fundraising. Thank you friends of natural medicine.

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.

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.

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...

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

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

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.

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