Strongyloides Australia Inc.Registered

We conducted a oneday workshop in Darwin as part of the Australian Society of Parasitology s Strongyloides program, sponsoring two attendees who presented on clinical aspects and provided an Indigenous perspective from an endemic area, supporting capacitybuilding in prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and elimination of strongyloidiasis. Additionally, we participated in a Synergy grant meeting for the project A OneHealth Approach to Eliminating Strongyloidiasis in Indigenous Australian Communities, with funding supporting partner universities and aligning with our goal of eradicating strongyloidiasis in Australia. Finally, we advocated for making Strongyloides notifiable, with members presenting to Senator Malarndirri McCarthy (NT Health Minister), the North Queensland Senate Joint Select Committee, and senior health officials on the challenges of strongyloidiasis and related intestinal helminths in Northern Australia.