The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cancer Plan was launched at the NACCHO Member’s Conference is 2023. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cancer Plan was developed through extensive consultations with the ACCHO sector and other stakeholders across the country. Consultations highlighted the need to focus on structural reform including sustainable funding, increasing accessibility of services and ensuring mainstream cancer centres are culturally safe and responsive. NACCHO also learned from the lived experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals, their families and community leaders.

A specific approach tailored to the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their communities was needed, hence the importance of a national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cancer Plan which was co-designed with the ACCHO sector. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cancer Plan intends to change cancer experiences and create a new foundation for partnership in Australia’s national approach to cancer control.

Culturally informed, community-led solutions offer the greatest hope for change.

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