Translating rheumatic fever prevention strategies into practice in Australia's high burden settings [ 2016 - 2017 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: A/Pr Anna Ralph (Principal investigator)

Brief description Rheumatic fever is a serious preventable disease causing premature illness and death, yet unacceptably high rates occur in Australian Indigenous communities. Prevention can be achieved with regular penicillin injections, but there are many barriers, so people needing this treatment frequently miss doses. This program proposes to close the evidence-practice gap by forming effective partnerships to effectively roll out rheumatic fever prevention strategies in clinics across the Northern Territory.

Funding Amount $AUD 178,157.62

Funding Scheme Translating Research into Practice Fellowships

Notes Translating Research into Practice Fellowship