Rheumatic heart disease causes a large burden of ill health among Indigenous Australians. More investment is needed to prevent and manage the disease, say experts. Sophie Cousins reports.

The World Heart Federation – on behalf of RHD Action – is working with the government of New Zealand to prepare a draft WHO Resolution on rheumatic heart disease (RHD).

An interactive session on echocardiographic screening for rheumatic heart disease was held on 6th June at the World Congress of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Health, in Mexico City. 

With the World Congress of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Health this year held in Mexico City, several sessions turned a spotlight on the state of heart health in the region, and on Sunday 5th June one morning session focused on ‘RHD in Latin America’.