Community led Aboriginal health practitioner training begins
Home / The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT) and Sunrise Health Service Aboriginal Corporation are celebrating a major milestone for the Big Rivers Region, with the first cohort of trainee Aboriginal health practitioners commencing training through Dijan Training. Ten trainees from across the region have enrolled in the Cert IV in Aboriginal and/or […]
AMSANT welcomes new Closing the Gap investment as progress remains critical
Home / The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT) today noted the Prime Minister’s annual statement on the National Agreement on Closing the Gap. It welcomes the Federal Government’s latest investments to build progress, particularly investment in health infrastructure and measures to reduce the cost of food in remote stores. AMSANT Chair Rob McPhee […]
New report card calls for shared accountability on coronial DFSV recommendations
The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT) has released a new report card assessing progress against the 35 recommendations made by NT Coroner Elisabeth Armitage in 2025 following the landmark inquest into the domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV) related deaths of four Aboriginal women. AMSANT says the purpose of the report is to […]
Back to school, back to strong health
As the new school year begins across the Northern Territory, the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT) is encouraging families and communities to support kids to return to school—recognising education is a strong part of good health, opportunity and wellbeing. Going to school supports not only learning, but children’s physical health, mental wellbeing, confidence […]
Leading Northern Territory program triples liver cancer survival rates for Aboriginal Territorians
The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT) and Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) say a Territory-designed hepatitis B program (Hep B PAST) is showing evidence of transforming liver cancer outcomes for Aboriginal people—with survival rates now three times higher than in the mid-2000s. New data shows the NT has recorded the largest decrease […]
Stop the violence—AMSANT urges community safety this holiday season
The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT) is calling on families, men, and community leaders to stand together to stop violence against women and children this holiday period—a time when alcohol-related harm and domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV) is known to increase. The call comes ahead of the Central Australia Aboriginal Congress’s (Congress) […]