The National Indigenous Kidney Transplantation Taskforce (NIKTT) was established in 2019 by the Commonwealth Department of Health to improve access to, and outcomes of, kidney transplantation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 

In early 2024, the NIKTT Secretariat was funded for another year to continue momentum and progress towards closing the gap in kidney health inequity. 

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From 2019-2023, the NIKTT worked to enhance data collection on waitlisting, pilot local models of care to improve waitlisting, and evaluate cultural bias initiatives nationally. The NIKTT's Final Report outlines the findings from these activities and the NIKTT's Medical Journal of Australia Supplement describes and highlights key themes found throughout this transplantation equity work. 

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The NIKTT has created a national network of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patient experts and their carers and communities, alongside clinical and research advocates, who share in the mission of enhancing the cultural safety of kidney services and improving their accessibility to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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The NIKTT is eager to work with all consumers, advocates, researchers, policymakers, politicians, healthcare workers, and Community members who support this mission of improving access to kidney transplantations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 

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