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END RHD CRE | Australia

17 April 2015

The National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia have recently awarded 5 years of funding for a Centre of Research Excellence to develop an ‘endgame’ for RHD in Australia.

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In memoriam: Gene Stollerman

17 April 2015

The global RHD community was saddened by the death of Professor Gene Stollerman in September 2014 at the age of 93.

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Manual | Train the trainer module

17 April 2015

A training resource for health workers has recently been made available online.

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Video | Makulkul Mob - Wadeye

17 April 2015

Red Dust Role Models partner with remote Indigenous communities to work with youth in a bid to ensure that improved health outcomes are perceived by and recognized in all Australians.

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RHD community event – Broome, Western Australia

17 April 2015

In December an RHD community advocacy event was held in Broome, in the Kimberley region of Western Australia

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3rd All Africa Workshop on rheumatic fever & rheumatic heart disease

17 April 2015

Working with PASCAR, World Health Organization, the African Union Commission (AU) hosted a two-day workshop on 21 and 22 February 2015 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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Uganda research focused on qualitative aspects of BPG

17 April 2015

The work of Case Western Reserve University and colleagues in Uganda continues to progress RHD control in the country, in part by leveraging existing HIV/AIDS infrastructure.

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Program implementation in Tanzania

17 April 2015

"In Tanzania we are preparing for the implementation of a RHD prevention and control program. Discussions are underway with local assessment and implementing partners.

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PASCAR / WHF Advocacy mini-grants

17 April 2015

In late 2014, PASCAR and WHF awarded small grants for advocacy projects on RHD. These have funded:

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Launch of RHD Action Alliance

17 April 2015

Medtronic Philanthropy, RhEACH and the World Heart Federation (WHF) announce the formation of RHD Action Alliance, a coalition of global partners united to end rheumatic heart disease.

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