Communities
ASID advocates for the reduction of healthcare disparities in marginalised communities, helping the most vulnerable achieve better health.
ASID member Associate Professor Asha Bowen’s research career has focussed on reducing the burden of infectious diseases in Australia’s Indigenous children.
Photo credit: Telethon Kids Institute
Refugee Health
Refugee and asylum seeker health is an important area of healthcare. ASID supports the rights of people seeking asylum in Australia and the right to receive appropriate medical care without discrimination. ASID recommends equitable, auditable healthcare be provided to all those who have applied for assessment for refugee status – asserting they have a right to healthcare of an Australian standard, where clinical decisions are made by clinicians.
Indigenous Health
ASID members respectfully acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands of Australia and New Zealand and the wisdom, resilience and strength of elders past, present and emerging. ASID is committed to working together with Indigenous communities and leaders. We welcome Indigenous doctors, scientists and health care workers with an interest in infection as members of our organisation, and recognises the leadership and expertise of Indigenous healthcare workers already working in health.
ASID commits to reviewing progress annually on key infectious conditions that contribute to health disparities such as antimicrobial resistance, sepsis, sexually transmissible infections and rheumatic heart disease.