14 June 2024 | NACCHO Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health News [Video]

• NT leprosy case linked to inadequate housing
• Stronger data needed on excess deaths
• Indigenous diplomat: world took notice of Voice vote
• Veggie gardens boost nutrition in remote NT
• Reflecting on mental health and wellbeing webinars
• Sector Jobs
• Key Date – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day – 15 June 2024

The NACCHO Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health News is a platform we use to showcase the important work being done in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, focusing on the work of NACCHO, NACCHO members and NACCHO affiliates.

We also share a curated selection of news stories that are of likely interest to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health sector, broadly.

A case of leprosy has been detected in the NT, prompting outcry over remote living conditions for Indigenous Australians. A much-misunderstood bacterial infection, leprosy can cause skin lesions and permanent nerve damage if left untreated. It is nearly eradicated in the developed world, but cases remain common in large developing countries including India, Bangladesh and Brazil. Leprosy was introduced …