Uka Pilamin: Coming Together As One
Kaiwalagal (Torres Strait) Renal Health Care Model
Year granted: 2020
Organisation location: Thursday Island, QLD
Themes: Cultural safety and respectful systems, Health conditions
Project summary: This Seeding Grant provided a unique opportunity for Kaurareg First Nation peoples and Torres Strait Islanders resident in Kaiwalagal (the Torres Strait), to follow on from the Catching Some AIR Project (C-AIR) and design and develop their own model of renal health care. This includes early intervention and supporting the prevention and management of renal failure, with the end goal of preventing end stage renal disease and renal transplant. Under the theme of Cultural Safety and Respectful Systems, this proposal aimed to explore the next phase from the C-AIR Project which is to design and develop a traditional tribal health care model.
