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The Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Sector (ACCHOS) has been widely lauded for its success with managing the spread of COVID-19 in Indigenous communities - its approach has even been said to be ‘leading the way’ in how to deal with the virus.
Out of 28,000 COVID cases recorded in Australia, as of September only 145 of those were Indigenous Australians - or 0.005%.
Multiple leaders in the sector have cited autonomy and the connection its services have with their local communities as one of the key reasons for its success. But they also acted fast - in many cases, ahead of the federal government, and used common-sense and effective approaches involving face-to-face contact and bringing rapid testing into remote areas to prevent, rather than patch pandemic issues.