Acute Rheumatic Fever
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...
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.
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...
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.
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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