SP Plus fight rheumatic fever

Community laundromats allowing for the washing of clothes and bedding in remote Aboriginal communities have a role to play in the prevention of illnesses such as #StrepA, #RHD & #scabies. Community consultation & program evaluation remain essential 👇 bit.ly/3sFKJab

Sharing key messages about RHD prevention @SunriseHealth ⁦@RHDAustralia⁩ ⁦@onediseaseteam ⁦@END_RHD⁩ ⁦@MenziesResearch⁩

So exciting to see this paper published... a long road + lots of work by many people to bring it to fruition. Offers new understandings of ARF secondary prophylaxis & scope to develop a more acceptable alternative. @KadoJoseph @ReachRHD @lieslzuhlke @ktaubert @JeremiahMwangi

At the top of Australia, at the top of the Tiwi Islands in the beautiful community of Milikapiti talking about rheumatic heart disease. Hopefully you can see the red arrows showing where we are? @RHDAustralia @MenziesResearch @telethonkids @PlusFever @annapralph

Beautiful Milikapiiti, Tiwi Islands to work with Valerina Mungatopi and Angela Kelly. Talking about eliminating rheumatic heart disease and losing our minds over the baby horse! @RHDAustralia @telethonkids @MenziesResearch @annapralph

Arriving at work. Catching up with Valerina our community health worker at Milikapiti. @VickiKerrigan is here as well to interview participants. Wild horses in town! @annapralph @RHDAustralia @END_RHD_CRE @telethonkids @RosemaryWyber @MenziesResearch

BoomBoom stop rheumatic heart disease. Barunga kids at Barunga Festival. SP Plus Rocks! @skinnyfishmusic @Bamyili_Kids @BoRemenyi @MenziesResearch @END_RHD @RosemaryWyber @annapralph @telethonkids @BupaAustralia

Heading to Barunga Festival to see these children perform their song Boom Boom - prevent ARF

Trip to Manyallaluk our new site. Stopping on the way to view red root plant. The root and purple berries are used to dye pandanus to make mats and baskets.

Arriving at work. Today we liaised with the local school to run regular information sessions about preventing Strep A infections. The primary school kids are going to love our glow in the dark hand washing sessions!

@END_RHD_CRE @naccho @annapralph @telethonkids @MenziesResearch @jcarapetis Thanks for spreading our news!

Fantastic work underway in Darwin as Aboriginal Community Workers from END RHD Communities come together to learn and discuss community led approaches to ending this preventable disease. #ENDRHD @naccho @annapralph @telethonkids @MenziesResearch @jcarapetis

SP Plus Aboriginal Community workers are in Darwin for a workshop. Learning more about Strep A this morning

Learning from each other. Aboriginal Community Worker Segora Babui with project manager Angela Kelly (bad hair day!) Taking it to the community.

Enjoying life in remote NT while talking Rheumatic stuff! Possum helping to get our message out. Sore throat and skin sores = visit clinic ASAP! Thanks Tanya and Chris and Poss!

Sharing via RHD Australia rhdaustralia.org.au/node/1318

We support the calls of @NACCHOAustralia for funding to improve housing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. @NACCHOAustralia press release today highlights role of housing in rheumatic heart disease. Evidence for that association here: journals.plos.org/plosntds/artic….

The seriously fabulous Anne-Marie Lee, Community Worker on the SP Plus project in the Roper Gulf region. Fighting rheumatic heart recurrence and catching up with project manager Angela Kelly. #BecauseOfHerWeCan