HRC funds Counties health project to focus on early detection of rheumatic heart disease

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HRC funds Counties health project to focus on early detection of rheumatic heart disease

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Shahtahmasebi
Rachel Webb CMDHB
Paediatric infectious diseases specialist Rachel Webb says Counties Manukau has the highest burden of acute rheumatic fever and chronic rheumatic heart disease in New Zealand
“There is very high enthusiasm for children to have these checks, it’s one of the first concerns expressed by whānau, they’ve been asking for this for