Health
Interpreters for Aboriginal people in hospital – Health Report – ABC News
There have been complaints for many years from Aboriginal communities that hospitals are alien and frightening environments which aren’t tailored to their needs, especially when it comes to communication.
Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders have much higher rates of chronic and acute, life threatening illness than non-Indigenous Australians – and the result is a greater need to be in hospital.
There have been complaints for many years from Aboriginal communities that hospitals are alien and frightening environments which aren’t tailored to their needs, especially when it comes to communication.
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