Indigenous News Update – Health
by Robbo on 30/01/2010
48% of children suffered from untreated tooth decay, but only 10% had seen a dentist. Indigenous kids over represented http://bit.ly/4ICe5a
UN report paints grim picture of conditions of world’s indigenous peoples http://bit.ly/5FfGBS
HUGE reductions in Aboriginal infant mortality may have unintended effect of increasing of chronic illnesses in adults. http://bit.ly/5prKVl
Ceremonial circumcisions botched in NT however traditional Aboriginal ceremonies should be preserved http://bit.ly/5d4SO0
NT last year had highest rates of sexually transmitted infections in the country in both indigenous & non-indigenous http://bit.ly/7TMzop
The Indigenous News Updates are sourced from news and other articles from around the country that I have posted on Twitter.
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