TAKE HEART on ABC TV

TAKE HEART on ABC TV

MEDIA TAKE HEART on ABC TV The Quest to Rid Australasia of RHD By Kirsten van Ness A new documentary is seeking to put the spotlight on a deadly heart disease that almost exclusively affects Indigenous people living in remote areas. Watch the segment here. Take Heart...
TAKE HEART on RADIO NATIONAL BREAKFAST

TAKE HEART on RADIO NATIONAL BREAKFAST

MEDIA TAKE HEART on RADIO NATIONAL BREAKFAST Take Heart shines light on heart condition By Fran Kelly A sore throat in a child is not necessarily a cause for concern for most parents. But for thousands of Indigenous Australians, something just as common could lead to...
TAKE HEART on ABC

TAKE HEART on ABC

MEDIA TAKE HEART on ABC Tackling RHD ‘key to Closing the Gap’ By Katherine Gregory Liddywoo Mardi has had three open heart surgeries in his 18 years, all because of a simple strep throat infection he caught at the age of seven while living in his Northern...
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...