Two Worlds, One Health is a journey into the remote Indigenous community of Galiwin’ku (Elcho Island), where Yolŋu healing traditions meet modern Western medicine in unique and unexpected ways. Through the stories of patients, community leaders, Aboriginal Health Practitioners, and health care professionals, this series explores how Yolŋu people are shaping their own wellbeing while navigating two worlds - redefining what it truly means to be well.
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Two Worlds, One Health is a journey into the remote Indigenous community of Galiwin’ku (Elcho Island), where Yolŋu healing traditions meet modern Western medicine in unique and unexpected ways. Through the stories of patients, community leaders, Aboriginal Health Practitioners, and health care professionals, this series explores how Yolŋu people are shaping their own wellbeing while navigating two worlds - redefining what it truly means to be well.
When Home Heals: Dialysis and the Power of Staying on Country
Two Worlds, One Health
35 minutes 2 seconds
4 months ago
When Home Heals: Dialysis and the Power of Staying on Country
What happens when a remote island community must build its own dialysis unit to keep families together? In Galiwin’ku, a Yolŋu community on Elcho Island in the Northern Territory, rates of chronic kidney disease are rising, forcing many to leave their homelands for life-saving dialysis treatment—often hundreds of kilometres away. In this episode, Dr Sarah Hanieh speaks with Charlie Yebarrarr Dhamarrandji, a community member undergoing dialysis, and Kat Baxter, a dedicated dialysis nurse from Purple House—an Indigenous-led healthcare service providing dialysis in remote communities. Together, they discuss the profound significance of the new local dialysis unit: what it means for culture, identity, and community.
Two Worlds, One Health
Two Worlds, One Health is a journey into the remote Indigenous community of Galiwin’ku (Elcho Island), where Yolŋu healing traditions meet modern Western medicine in unique and unexpected ways. Through the stories of patients, community leaders, Aboriginal Health Practitioners, and health care professionals, this series explores how Yolŋu people are shaping their own wellbeing while navigating two worlds - redefining what it truly means to be well.
