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        Telethon Kids researchers granted $5 million to prevent RHD across Pacific

        A team led by Dr Joseph Kado from the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, based at Telethon Kids Institute, and The University of Western Australia (UWA) has been awarded $5 million by the Federal Government in a major push to prevent rheumatic heart disease across the Pacific. ...

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        National funding to help foster healthier food environments and fight RHD

        Research teams led by Telethon Kids Institute have been awarded $3.75 million to support two innovative projects – one focused on pioneering a national ‘Food Atlas’ to map access to healthy and unhealthy food across the country, and the other on developing new ways to prevent Strep throat and rheuma ...

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        Benzathine penicillin G for the management of RHD: Concerns about quality and access, and opportunities for intervention and improvement

        Benzathine penicillin G is an important antibiotic for the treatment and prevention of group A streptococcal infections associated with rheumatic fever and... ...

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        Lessons learned in the development of sustained release penicillin drug delivery systems for the prophylactic treatment of rheumatic heart disease (RHD)

        The current prophylactic treatment to prevent rheumatic heart disease requires four-weekly intramuscular injection of a suspension of the poorly soluble benzathine salt form of penicillin G (BPG) often for more than 10 years. In seeking to reduce the frequency of administration to improve adherence, biodegradable polymer matrices have been investigated. ...

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        The evidence that rheumatic heart disease control programs in Australia are making an impact

        Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) comprises heart-valve damage caused by acute rheumatic fever (ARF). The Australian Government Rheumatic Fever Strategy funds RHD Control Programs to support detection and management of ARF and RHD. We assessed epidemiological changes during the years of RHD Control Program operation. ...

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        Head of Strategy, END RHD ...

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        Rheumatic Heart Disease Endgame Strategy: what does it mean to community?

        Across Australia, more than 5,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are currently living with rheumatic heart disease (RHD) or its precursor, acute rheumatic fever (ARF). ...

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        Rheumatic Heart Disease Endgame Strategy: what does it mean to community?

        Across Australia, more than 5,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are currently living with rheumatic heart disease (RHD) or its precursor, acute rheumatic fever (ARF). ...

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        Collaborating Institutions Investigators Advocacy: END RHD Chief Investigators Professor Jonathan Carapetis AM Professor Dawn Bessarab Professor Alex ...

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