Menzies is an independent medical and research institute, a national leader in health, education and research training.
Menzies has made a difference in people’s lives for more than a quarter of a century.
Specialising in Indigenous and tropical health research, the team at Menzies carry out research in more than 60 Indigenous communities across Australia and in developing countries in our region.
We continue to find new ways of breaking the cycle of disease and improving the health and wellbeing of Australian society and beyond.
Much of the $4 billion to be spent over ten years will go into maintenance and the preparation of blocks. It will also build Indigenous employment and Indigenous skills.
Politicians talk about how they want to see more Indigenous graduates but we don’t often hear from Indigenous students about their experiences. New research talks to four young Indigenous men.
Last week, the High Court ruled the community of Santa Teresa could be compensated for the “distress and disappointment” caused by their poor housing. So how can such housing be better managed?
Jika kamu minum lebih banyak air daripada yang dibutuhkan tubuhmu, tubuh akan memerintahkan penyaring ginjal untuk membuang air cadangan tersebut. Saat itulah urin akan terlihat lebih pucat.
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NT residents receive approximately 30% less Medicare funding per capita than the national average. The gap is worse for First Nations Australians in the NT.
Ethiopian refugees fleeing the Tigray region.
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Millions of dollars worth of vaccines are thrown out each year because they are not transported or stored at the right temperature. We made a video to help prevent that.
One criticism of traditional mentoring is that it teaches people how to succeed by playing by existing rules, thus reinforcing the status quo. But mentoring can also be a force for change.
The Northern Territory’s Don Dale Youth Detention Centre.
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Do we want to punish some of the most vulnerable young people in the community, or do we want to reduce re-offending? The Northern Territory’s proposed youth justice reforms suggest the former.
The new closing the gap targets are ambitious, especially in the area of early childhood education. But this doesn’t mean they can’t be met, with the right approach.
Indigenous people suffered greatly during the last global pandemic – the Spanish flu in 1918-19. They are vulnerable again because we still haven’t addressed inequalities in our public health system.
If one parent has ADPKD, their child has a one in two chance of getting it.
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You might have heard of polycystic ovary syndrome, but what about polycystic kidney disease? This genetic disorder sees cysts growing in the kidneys.
If you have been drinking more water than your body needs, the body tells the kidney filters to get rid of the spare water. That’s when your urine will look paler.
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One of the waste products that your kidneys put into your urine is a chemical called urobilin, and it is yellow.
Health education needs to lift spirits and give optimism, such as this image of Peter Parmbuk and Marcus Kinthari washing their hands at the Gerry the Germ area of the Wadeye Health Centre in 2010.
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The disempowering effect of lack of knowledge, and the downstream impacts on health behaviours and outcomes, underpins the disadvantage of First Nations people.
Only around half of at-risk Indigenous Australians are taking preventative medication for heart disease.
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Decriminalisation is important as it signals to the community that abortion is part of gynaecological care and should not be treated differently to any other form of health care.
Almost all Aboriginal children in remote areas have some form of otitis media.
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On average, all food is 53% more expensive in remote communities, with the price increasing annually by approximately 5%, compared to an annual rise of only about 1% in Darwin supermarkets.
Smoking is estimated to cause one in five Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths.
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