Aboriginal health leaders confident Pfizer coronavirus vaccine can finish AstraZeneca s job
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AprApril 2021 at 9:37pm
Known for its extreme temperatures and vast distances, remote Australia poses an enormous logistical challenge to the coronavirus vaccine rollout.
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Health officials are confident they can overcome the enormous challenge of delivering the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine which needs to be stored at below-Arctic temperatures to some of the hottest and most remote parts of Australia.
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But getting that vaccine to remote areas will pose a significant challenge
ACCHOs are confident innovation and careful planning will help with the rollout
The Hon Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care
The Australian Government is investing $8.75 million over four years to provide additional health services in the Northern Territory as part of its commitment to strengthen Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services.
Delivered through the Northern Territory Pathways to Community Control program (NT P2CC), the funding will provide First Nations people with access to effective, high quality, comprehensive and culturally appropriate primary health care services.
This investment builds on the $4 million already committed for transition activities occurring in West Arnhem, demonstrating the strong partnerships that exist between the Commonwealth and Northern Territory Government and other key members of the NT Aboriginal Health Forum, including the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance NT (AMSANT).
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Facebook blocks Indigenous health groups, regional media as COVID vaccine rollout nears
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FebFebruary 2021 at 8:36am
Indigenous media organisations like NITV, Ngaarda Media and IndigenousX and legal services agency NATSILS have been caught up in Facebook s restrictions.
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Indigenous health and media groups fear Facebook s shutdown of community pages could have a dangerous impact on regional communities during the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines.
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Indigenous health and media services are among those blocked by Facebook s new restrictions
It s prompted fears the ban could have potentially dangerous implications for the upcoming vaccine rollout
Regional communities have also lost access to local media outlets and community services pages