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...
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 What is Rheumatic Heart Disease? What is Rheumatic Heart Disease? Rheumatic Heart Disease, or RHD, starts in children as an infection from a common sore throat and possibly infected skin sores. And it can end in open heart surgery, stroke, heart...
SHORT FILMS Rheumatic Fever Prevention in New Zealand Rheumatic Fever Prevention In New Zealand, the disease is largely confined to the upper North Island. The Indigenous Maori and Pacific Islander populations are predominantly affected. Together, this group...
SHORT FILMS Staying On Track with Secondary Prophylaxis Thankfully, most young people with Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) won’t need a mechanical heart valve replacement, which means they also won’t need to take Warfarin everyday. For most young people with RHD, like...
