Miwatj Health Aboriginal Corporation
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Miwatj Health Aboriginal Corporation
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ContentsIntroduction................................................................................................................................3Brief History...............................................................................................................................3Vision and objectives.................................................................................................................4Membership................................................................................................................................5What the health service..............................................................................................................5Contacts and location.................................................................................................................6Issues and challenges.................................................................................................................8Personal reflection......................................................................................................................9Conclusion..................................................................................................................................9References................................................................................................................................10
Miwatj Health Aboriginal CorporationIntroductionThe aboriginal communities have experienced the worst discrimination, especially when it comes to health care services [ CITATION Miw17 \l 1033 ]. As an indigenous population, their health profile was low before the Miwatj health corporation was initiated. Inthe entire Miwatj region, the aboriginal people had poor health status[CITATION MHA17 \l 1033 ]. The low birthweight formed an identity of this group and their children were vulnerable to infectious disease, skin diseases, pneumonia, anemia, lack of dental care, and rheumatic heart disease [ CITATION Miw16 \l 1033 ]. With a population of about 2500 people, the Miwatj also suffered from the lifestyle disease yet the community worked hard to achieve better outcomes[ CITATION Miw13 \l 1033 ]. The solution to this situation should focus on patient self-management and prevention. Miwatj Health has introduced various services that combine clinical services thus making it necessary to provide acute care servicesand long-term care planning. The organization also offers community-based programs to address the maternal and poor child health and chronic illness. Given the impact that Miwatj Health has created in the region, it becomes essential to form the basis of the study.Brief HistoryThe representatives of the aboriginal started Miwatj Health in 1992 following their concerted efforts[ CITATION Miw15 \l 1033 ]. It remains an independent community-controlled health service aimed at improving the well-being and health of the East Arnhem Land community [ CITATION Miw17 \l 1033 ]. The Regional Manager of ATSIC sent a memo to the representatives in the region on November 4, 1991[ CITATION Miw15 \l 1033 ]. This was a creation of the aboriginal people across the East Arnhem Land. The government offered the first fund to the corporation thus enabling it to acquire staff and equipment. The National Aboriginal Health Strategy was used by ATSIC to facilitate the
funding. The Miwajt board members were privileged to join the ATSIC Board as elected board members [ CITATION Miw16 \l 1033 ]. This reflected the community-based origin thus offering a complete representation.The motivation behind this formation was to fill the existing primary healthcare service gaps. The NT Government had abandoned the primary healthcare service programs thus making life intolerable [ CITATION Wiw15 \l 1033 ]. The Miwatj Health had established a constitution that aimed at assisting the aboriginal population to control their healthcare resources[ CITATION Edd08 \l 1033 ]. In 1992, the corporation employed the first medical officer based on the audit of the health needs of the homeland residents[ CITATION Miw16 \l 1033 ]. By 1992, the health facility was operational, as it loaded patient data [ CITATION Miw17 \l 1033 ]. The organization also computerized the information of patients. Miwatj Health rarely operated clinics on its own but sourced doctors from Nhulunbuy offices to serve the communities based on the needs[ CITATION Miw15 \l 1033 ]. By 1996, Miwatj Health established its first clinic in Gunyanara [ CITATION Miw16\l 1033 ].Since in the remote communities, there were no houses, it became difficult to employ doctors [CITATION MHA17 \l 1033 ]In the mid-1990s, the first doctors’ houses were constructed [ CITATION Miw17 \l 1033 ]. This followed the continued efforts and advocacy by Miwajt thus compelling the Commonwealth Government to support the initiative[ CITATION Miw16 \l 1033 ]. By 1997, Miwatj built its Nhulunbuy clinic because the patients in the region experienced complex health problems that required quality-equipped facility[ CITATION Miw15 \l 1033 ]. By 2000, it established a registered training organization where many aboriginal health workers received training services[ CITATION Miw15 \l 1033 ]. This is because; the local health officers were exposed to the community’s problems. Currently, the first graduates from the training facility continue to hold a critical
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