Laqueisha was just five years old when she was diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease and sent on a 5,000km return trip to Perth for major heart surgery. ...

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• 2018
• December

Researchers from Telethon Kids Institute have been awarded more than $11 million to support vital child health projects, under the Federal Government’s Medical Research Future Fund. ...

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• 2023
• March

The Kimberley has the highest rates of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Western Australia – but through the establishment of a new community-led, research-backed project known as END RHD Communities, there’s hope this will change. ...

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• 2018
• October

When health organisations in the north-west of WA requested urgent action to address the region’s high rate of skin infections, Dr Asha Bowen answered the call. ...

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• 2018
• July

For Aboriginal Community Researchers Minitja Marawili and Yunutju Gondarra, the work of the END RHD CRE is deeply personal. ...

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• 2018
• June