ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES


The fifth National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Blood Borne Virus & Sexually Transmissible Infections Strategy 2018-2022 recommends increasing the assessment of hepatitis B status, immunisation coverage for those at risk, and management of those with chronic hepatitis B.50 It acknowledges that access to services in remote communities remains a challenge and that innovative and flexible solutions are required to address these inequities (also see Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples).