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Australia has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, the World Health Organisation says, in a landmark achievement. The world's leading infectious cause of preventable blindness, trachoma is...
The Victorian government has announced funding for Koori Maternity Services across the state. The $15.8 million funding boost will support ten Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACC...
The Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council is urging governments to take immediate action to address major gaps in Australia's aged care reforms.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and the community-controlled health sector are being recognised on World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day, Monday, for their leadership in Australia's progre...
Fifteen years after Fitzroy Valley women led a landmark alcohol reform campaign, the same leaders are changing how child health research is conducted in remote Australia.
This report discusses suicide, mental health, and suicide prevention. Waterlily Healing Indigenous Corporation and Perfectly Imperfect Consulting, based on Larrakia Country in Darwin, have received th...
A mob-led health campaign is blazing a trail to encourage Aboriginal youth in Victoria to ditch vaping. Led by The Koori Way, a Victorian statewide anti-tobacco and anti-vaping health promotion initia...
On World Hepatitis Day this week NACCHO and Hepatitis Australia called for urgent national action, as Australia approaches its 2030 target to eliminate Hepatitis B and C.
Indigenous representation, leadership, community-controlled organisations, and cultural and practical knowledge are critical to achieving health equity, the Royal Australian College of General Practit...
The Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council (QAIHC) has partnered with condom brand LifeStyles Healthcare to roll out a new safe sex campaign designed for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Is...
More than 500 new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers will receive diabetes prevention training through a new partnership between the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health O...
Employing more Indigenous health workers in remote communities could reduce the high staff turnover and improve the quality of care delivered to patients, a study has found.
Dilapidated and poorly maintained health infrastructure in the Northern Territory is impacting Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Organisations to deliver vital services, a new survey has revealed...