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"We strongly support saying sorry as an important step to enabling Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians to work together to improve Aboriginal people's lives."The George Institute strongly supports saying sorry - The George Institute website

Working together to improve vascular health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Man having dialysisThe Kanyini Vascular Collaboration is a research program aimed at identifying and overcoming barriers to best practice chronic disease care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience a greater burden of heart disease, diabetes and kidney disease than the non-Indigenous population, and are less likely to get access to treatments. This program aims to find out why this happens and how to improve Indigenous health.

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