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One in six kids found to have Strep A throughout Kimberley region, new study reveals
An alarming number of Strep A infections are going unnoticed throughout classroo...
Giovanni Torre 20 Dec 2025
Laundry program helping prevent Rheumatic Heart Disease
Queensland's North West Hospital and Health Service is lowering Rheumatic Heart...
Joseph Guenzler 25 Feb 2025
Aboriginal Investment Group hails Remote Laundries announcement
The Aboriginal Investment Group has congratulated Prime Minister Anthony Albanes...
Giovanni Torre 10 Feb 2025
New health partnership aims to combat preventable rheumatic heart disease experienced by Indigenous peoples
The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) and Th...
Dechlan Brennan 11 Jul 2024
MooGoo's hygiene initiatives combat Rheumatic Heart Disease in Indigenous communities

Rheumatic Heart Disease, though preventable, remains prevalent, particularly affecting Indigenous communities. Statistics reveal a staggering reality: nine out of ten diagnosed cases are among Indigen...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Mar 20, 2024
Health experts on a mission to fight rheumatic heart disease in Mparntwe

The Deadly Heart Trek will launch its fourth leg in Mparntwe/Alice Springs, in a battle to address the critical health issue of rheumatic heart disease amongst Indigenous Australians.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 28, 2024
Experts call for national register to help reduce rheumatic fever in Indigenous communities

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are among the world's highest sufferers of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD), yet only one in five patients received treat...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 23, 2023
‘Take Heart: Deadly Heart’ - the long battle against Rheumatic Heart Disease continues

Rheumatic Heart Disease and Acute Rheumatic Fever are diseases that have taken the lives of many Indigenous youth living in remote communities, but it is preventable.

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Rhiannon Clarke Mar 23, 2023
New deal inked to end two preventable heart diseases in Indigenous communities

Eliminating two preventable diseases disproportionately impacting Indigenous communities will be the target of a new partnership between the nation's Aboriginal-controlled health industry and BHP.

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