Evidence-based policy to end rheumatic heart disease in Australia

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1151165

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) occurs when untreated infections from streptococcal bacteria cause heart valve damage. RHD is almost exclusively a disease of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. Researchers are working on an endgame for RHD which will provide a set of recommendations to end the disease. This PhD is to understand how to ensure those recommendations are implemented. The outcomes will also help to control other diseases which are more common in Indigenous Australians.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2018

End Date: 01-01-2020

Funding Scheme: Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $128,224.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Aboriginal health | policy analysis | policy development | rheumatic heart disease | social determinants of health

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