Can more be done to improve Indigenous Children health?

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Data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows an increase of hearing loss and ear conditions among Indigenous children in the Northern Territory. Between 2013-2014, eighteen hundred Indigenous children and young people accessed hearing loss services and 55percent were found with hearing infections. Experts say proper infrastructures need to be put in place in order to prevent future health problems.

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