NTAHC is a peak non-government organisation operating across the Northern Territory, with a purpose and vision, to eliminate the transmission of Blood Borne Viruses through support, advocacy and ending stigma and discrimination. With the support of its stakeholders, community members and board of directors NTAHC is working towards a world that strengthens and sustains people affected by blood borne viruses.
NTAHC is the lead agency in the delivery of the Needle and Syringe Program (NSP), the Sex Worker Outreach Program (SWOP) and provides case management and support for people living with blood borne viruses.
In 2019 NTAHC launched the LGBTI Living Well program that elevates the voices of LGBTI people living in the NT through mentorship and advocacy and delivers accredited education and training to mainstream organisations to ensure they are inclusive and meeting best practice standards.
NTAHC holds National QIC and Rainbow Tick Accreditation and is an organisation that celebrates people with lived experiences as experts and an essential part of any successful public health effort.
NTAHC’s priority populations:
- People living with or at risk of BBVs
- People who use drugs
- People who are sex workers
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
- People with diverse sexualities and gender identities v
- Culturally and linguistically diverse people
- People living with disability
- Youth and older people
- People in custodial settings
Services Provided:
- Care and Support Program
- Harm Reduction Needle and Syringe Program (NSP)
- Sex Workers Outreach Program (SWOP NT)
- LGBTI Living Well Program and Counselling Service
- Health Promotion Program
- Eliminate Hep C Clinic