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Kidney health equity for Indigenous Australians: an achievable goal

Nature Reviews Nephrology volume 17, page 505 (2021)Cite this article

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Ameliorating the inequitable burden of kidney disease that is experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is an achievable goal. Genuine and committed partnerships between the Australian government, health-care providers and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are imperative to maximize the success of health equity initiatives.

Australia is a high-income country with a publicly funded health-care system, yet Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples experience health inequities, including poor kidney health outcomes. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples seek health equity but are faced with limitations that can only be addressed by Australian governments, which have power to execute health policy and manage resource allocation. A rebalancing of power is required to enable agency of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in evaluation of health data, the creation of equitable health policy and the provision of properly resourced and accountable health care.

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  1. Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Diseases Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia

    Jaquelyne T. Hughes

  2. Department of Nephrology, Division of Medicine, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Australia

    Jaquelyne T. Hughes

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J.H. is a Torres Strait Islander woman, senior nephrologist, and Principal Research Fellow funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (fellowship number 1174758) based in Darwin, Northern Australia.

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Hughes, J.T. Kidney health equity for Indigenous Australians: an achievable goal. Nat Rev Nephrol 17, 505 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41581-021-00412-8

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