AMSANT Inc

AMSANT is the peak body for Aboriginal community-controlled health services (ACCHSs) in the Northern Territory and has played a pivotal role in advocating for and supporting the development of community-controlled health. A crucial factor has been its membership of the Northern Territory Aboriginal Health Forum (NTAHF), a tripartite health planning body that brings AMSANT together with the health departments, forming arguably the most effective health partnership of any jurisdiction in Australia.

One of the most important developments in Aboriginal community control has been in relation to comprehensive primary health care in the NT. Currently over half the Aboriginal medical services in the NT are community controlled. On the back of the demonstrated effectiveness of these services, the NT and Australian Government have united on a plan to transition all NT Aboriginal primary health care services to community control over time.