December 2021

Celebrating 25 years of service

Professor of Global Health and Infectious Disease Physician, Dr Nick Anstey, returned to the Territory in 1996 to establish Menzies Global Health Program. Prof Anstey was appointed by John Mathews to a bilateral Northern Territory Government research-fellowship-scheme directed...
Student profile | Dr Gillian Gorham

Dr Gillian Gorham earned her PhD from Charles Darwin University in 2021, for her thesis exploring the concept of ‘place’ in the delivery of dialysis services in the Northern Territory (NT). Most dialysis patients in the NT are Aboriginal and live in remote areas. However,...
The Story built on Big Research

The launch of the second ‘Story of our Children and Young People’ report (The Story) was held at Parliament House on 25 October 2021. The Story, prepared by Menzies in collaboration with the NT Government, provides a comprehensive picture of the state of health and...
Our Say on World Diabetes Day

Two significant diabetes papers were published recently, coinciding with World Diabetes Day in November. The Youth-onset type 2 diabetes in the NT study found an alarmingly high prevalence of type 2 diabetes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth in Australia’s...
Crucial tool to assist in the elimination of Chronic Hepatitis B launched

An educational app designed to improve health literacy around the hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been translated to provide more than 70 per cent of the Northern Territory (NT) Aboriginal population access in their first language. The Hep B Story App, a crucial tool in the work to...
Young Territorians take their message to the top

Youth Committee Members of the 2021 Menzies Youth Health Summit accepted an invitation to meet NT Government Ministers Lauren Moss and Eva Lawler at Parliament House on Wednesday 6 October 2021. The round-table discussion covered a range of topics, including concerns over mental...
Photo gallery | Staff Awards

2021 is the eighth year of Menzies long service awards, recognising 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25-year service milestones recorded in the calendar year. 25 members of staff were eligible for this year’s awards. Scroll down for the full list of award recipients. Catherine Martel was also...
Photo gallery | AIMhi mental health and wellbeing app launch

Northern Territory (NT) Minister for Health Natasha Fyles and senior INPEX Australia executives visited Menzies in November to officially launch a new mobile phone app which makes it easier for First Nations people to access mental health and wellbeing support. Photo credit: George F...
AIMhi mental health and wellbeing app now available for smart phones

Northern Territory (NT) Minister for Health Natasha Fyles visited Menzies in November to officially launch a new mobile phone app which makes it easier for First Nations people to access mental health and wellbeing support. The Aboriginal and Islander Mental health initiative (AIMhi)...
New School of Medicine is NT Proud

Menzies is proud to join with Charles Darwin University (CDU) in supporting the establishment of a new School of Medicine at CDU. From 1 January 2022, CDU will establish the CDU Menzies School of Medicine, which will be established within CDU’s College of Health and Human...

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