Reports and Findings
The objective of this study was to describe the occurrence of skin infection associated hospitalizations in children born in Western Australia (WA).
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a chronic cardiac condition with an infectious aetiology, causing high disease burden in low-income settings.
The choice of RHD is telling: the disease is a marker of inequality, a novel lens for considering health systems and a feasible target for disease control.
Jonathan Carapetis AM AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS Executive Director; Co-Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder of REACH 08 6319 1000 contact@thekids.org.au Institute Director; Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder of REACH Professor Carapetis is
This is a 6 month cohort study involving participants at Princess Margaret Hospital prescribed BPG for secondary prophylaxis of RHD.
We estimated the global disease prevalence of and mortality due to rheumatic heart disease over a 25-year period
The age-standardized disability-adjusted life years rates in the Eastern Mediterranean Region are considerably higher than the global average.
The END RHD Communities approach uses community-led, research-backed prevention strategies to tackle Strep A skin and throat infections, acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
Young people with screening-detected RHD have worse health outcomes than screen-negative cases in Fiji.
Indigenous Australians are much more likely to die from Rheumatic Heart Disease than other Australians.