Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Victoria are missing out on precision medicine, and VACCHO is working to change that. Genomic care – which includes genetic screening – is a way to learn more about your health and potential risks. It has the...
The Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Partnership (AHWP) Forum came together on 25-26 March at the Aborigines Advancement League in Thornbury for its first gathering of the year. Over the two-day Forum, participants heard from key stakeholders from the Aboriginal...
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation’s (VACCHO) Balit Durn Durn Centre are deeply saddened by the findings in the latest report published by the Coroners Court of Victoria. Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised...
VACCHO’s Centre of Excellence for Aboriginal Families Wellbeing and the Balit Durn Durn Centre, supports the urgent call from the Healing Foundation, for all governments to take urgent action on the Bringing Them Home Report recommendations. VACCHO CEO Dr Jill...
Today Aboriginal leaders met with the Federal Minister for Housing and Homelessness Clare O’Neil, to discuss the critical priorities of housing and homelessness amongst Aboriginal Communities in Victoria. Hosted at Ngwala Willumbong Aboriginal Corporation’s...
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) is proud to be the first organisation to put its support behind Clothing the Gaps ‘Not a date to celebrate’ petition. The petition which currently has over 20,000 signatures, calls for...
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