At the moment, Australians from the following ancestry groups are under represented or entirely missing in genetic resources:

• East African (e.g., Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Mauritian, Somali, South Sudanese, and Sudanese)
• North African and Middle Eastern (e.g., Assyrian, Chaldean, Egyptian, Iranian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Palestinian, Syrian, and Turkish)
• Oceanian (e.g., Fijian, Papua New Guinean, Samoan, and Tongan)
• South-East Asian (e.g., Cambodian, Filipino, Indonesian, Malay, Thai, and Vietnamese)

Australian doctors have also told us that it is hard to find information about these ancestry groups in the resources and databases they use to diagnose genetic and health conditions. 

OurDNA is working to engage with the communities underrepresented in genetic resources. Visit this page to check which communities we are actively working with.

OurDNA works with many community organisations to figure out how to best reach, talk with, and invite people from their community to take part in OurDNA. A full list of the community organisations we partner with is available on this page.

OurDNA and the Centre for Population Genomics are also working with a number of research and industry partners to help deliver benefits from the OurDNA program.

OurDNA is building genetic resources that include multicultural communities to help ensure everyone can benefit from advancements in medical research. This includes:

• OurDNA Browser: a searchable, public database of summary data on genetic variation
• OurDNA Data: a secure bank of biological and health information for future medical research
• OurDNA Samples: a secure bank of blood samples that have been donated for future medical research

For more information on the resources being built, visit this page.