Dialysis on Country

Natalie Andersen / 2020

Remote Communities, Health, Wellbeing, Aboriginal & Indigenous Architecture
Northern Territory, Australia

A study on Renal Care within remote Aboriginal Communities of Central Australia as a form of ‘architecture of necessity’. The purpose of this research was to gain an understanding of the pioneering programs providing a sustainable alternative to the mainstream, haemodialysis services, that by default remove patients from their families and country.

The research included visits to a number of these projects, interviews with dialysis patients and nursing, maintenance, technical, construction and management staff. A summary of this research has been compiled into a mix of case studies with illustrated walk-throughs to further illustrate the main observations.

The research broadly aims to inform Aboriginal communities on how to establish their own Dialysis on Country, so more Elders can remain on country and continue to hold the memories, traditions, culture and hope of their people.

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