SHORT FILMS Closing the Gap on Rheumatic Heart Disease Whose problem is this to solve? To Close the Gap, health care will need to be delivered to at-risk children, adolescents and young people where and when they need it, social housing conditions will have to...
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...
SHORT FILMS Strep: Group A Streptococcal Infection Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) is 100% preventable. Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF) is caused by the Group A Streptococcus bacteria (or Strep germs). What is Strep: Group A Streptococcal Bacteria? “The strep bug is...
SHORT FILMS Broken Hearts – RHD Surgery “A sore throat in a child must not be neglected, must not be ignored. Because if it is caused by strep it could indeed lead to heart disease. If the child gets a penicillin injection it stops it, almost...
