Aboriginal Health Workers around the state are being trained to carry out testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections, in a bid to increase testing rates among Aboriginal people.
The Aboriginal Health Council of WA initially ran the pilot program ‘The Birds and BBVs’ in Albany in May last year, and since then, 49 people have participated in the training.
The two-day training course has been held in Broome, Kalgoorlie, Bunbury,...