Nt Health
Each year on National Close the Gap Day - 19 March - we are reminded that rates of preterm birth experienced by Aboriginal mothers is currently double that of our non-Aboriginal population.
A new study into the clinical effectiveness of a rural Birthing on Country service - compared to mainstream maternity services - has recently revealed First Nations women had significantly more normal...
A new program empowering Aboriginal families by providing greater comfort and control during pregnancy is now enrolling mums at the Women's and Children's Hospital in Adelaide.
A new Indigenous-led campaign is encouraging pregnant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women across Queensland to go smoke and vape free during pregnancy.
More than 200 new junior doctors have been recruited by the Northern Territory to strengthen the medical workforce in NT Health hospitals. The group consists of graduate doctors and Resident Medical O...
Nominations are now open for the Northern Territory Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards 2024, including the Excellence in Aboriginal Health award.
Kelly Lienesch, a proud Malyangapa woman with 32 years of nursing experience, recently qualified as an Aboriginal Health Practitioner. Hailing from Wanaaring, she now calls the New South Wales town of...
As an eighth wave of COVID-19 sweeps across Australia there has been a sharp rise in the number of people contracting the virus in the Northern Territory.
The Northern Territory's largest Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service, the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, has assumed operations of two Central Australian primary health care clinic...
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