The Australian Government is providing a further $131.1 million over three years to continue the reform of primary health care for Indigenous people in the Northern Territory, maintain alcohol and other drug prevention activities, continue dental services, augment special services for children and complete ear, nose and throat specialist services.
The existing tripartite approach to planning and implementation for primary health care will continue through the Aboriginal Health Forum involving the Australian Government, Northern Territory Department of Health and Families and the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance of the Northern Territory.
This builds on $55.8 million available for health and related services, including the Remote Area Health Corps, in 2009-10.