Take Heart Outreach Begins in Darwin

Take Heart Outreach Begins in Darwin

NEWS Take Heart Outreach Begins in Darwin Take Heart hit the big screen at BCC Cinemas in Darwin last Thursday night where over 200 people turned out to support the launch!  There weren’t many dry eyes left in the house when the lights came up, as...
Secondary Prophylaxis

Secondary Prophylaxis

SHORT FILMS Secondary Prophylaxis Part of the reason Liddy is having his third operation is due to him not keeping on track with his strict program of monthly antibiotic medication. This treatment is called Secondary Prophylaxis. Every 3 to 4 weeks children and young...
Acute Rheumatic Fever

Acute Rheumatic Fever

SHORT FILMS Acute Rheumatic Fever Did you know that sometimes skin infections and throat infections can cause Rheumatic Fever. Also some children don’t go to doctors as often as they should. Often Rheumatic Fever is detected very late because patients, doctors and...
ARF and RHD

ARF and RHD

NEWS ARF and RHD Guest Blog by Vicki Wade, Cultural Lead, National Heart Foundation, Australia. There are over 15.6 million people worldwide living with Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) and another 1.9 million with a history of Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF) that have not...