About Us

The Chronic UTI Australia website came about after a small group of Australian women met online through their own experiences with chronic urinary tract infections. By networking and sharing research information, resources and personal experiences over several years, it was decided this information and knowledge would be complied and made available to others searching for answers to their own ongoing urinary symptoms. In 2017 the Chronic UTI Australia website came to life. In 2018 we made it official and became an incorporated association, and in 2019 we became endorsed by the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profit Commission (ACNC) as a registered health promotions charity (HPC).*

Our Mission

Our mission is to put urinary tract infection (UTI) on Australia’s public health agenda by advocating for awareness, recognition, education, research, and improved testing and treatment for ALL forms of UTI. Ultimately, we want to stop the underdiagnosis of UTI so that chronic UTI does not develop, and cause needless suffering and destroy lives.

Our Goals

Our goals are to:

Raise awareness and acknowledgement of chronic urinary tract infection (UTI) throughout Australia.

Ensure existing UTI testing is recognised for its gross insensitivities and is replaced with improved and appropriate diagnostic tests.

Advocate for, and collaborate with professional groups on, the development of new guidelines for UTI treatment that adequately address the 25-35 percent of patients who fail standard antibiotic therapy.

Advocate for, and collaborate with professional groups on, the development of new diagnostic testing and treatment guidelines specifically for chronic UTI.

Distribute relevant and up-to-date information, research and resources about UTI, with the aim of helping support people (and their carers) living in Australia who have been diagnosed with, or suspect they have, chronic UTI.

Help support and promote scientific UTI research globally, with the aim of finding more accurate diagnostic tools and fast, effective and safe treatment for all forms of UTI.

Our Sponsor

In 2020 we were pleased to join forces with Sarah Willmott, founder of Feel Better Box and Joode, to tackle the growing problem of urinary tract infections. You can learn more about Sarah here.