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Kidney health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

State/Territory

Nationally

Type

Video

About

This short animated video highlights a number of key facts about the kidney health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This video is based on the review of kidney health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in 2020.


Information covered includes:

  • the impact of kidney disease

  • the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people reporting kidney disease

  • and proportions across Australia by state and remoteness

  • dialysis and hospital admissions

  • ways in which improvements can be made to address kidney disease among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Organisation

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

The National Indigenous Kidney Transplantation Taskforce is funded by the Commonwealth, represented by the Department of Health, in contract with the Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), housed within Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry (ANZDATA). The NIKTT's main operations take place on Kaurna Country. 

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