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...
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...
MEDIA TAKE HEART on ABC NEWS Doco combats deadly but preventable RHD By Rachael Brown Health groups are hoping a new documentary will help raise awareness about the high risk of Rheumatic Heart Disease facing Australasian Indigenous children. Rheumatic Heart Disease...
SHORT FILMS RHD Action United to End Rheumatic Heart Disease Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) starts innocently enough, as a mere sore throat or an infected skin sore, but it escalates worryingly quickly. Carlisa, who suffers from RHD, says: “My legs started to...
SHORT FILMS TAKE HEART: Official Trailer Rheumatic Heart Disease, or RHD, is a largely invisible disease that threatens the lives of over 30 million children and young people around the world. Take Heart: The Quest to Rid the World of Rheumatic Heart Disease lifts the...