URL: More investment in protecting children from rheumatic fever
Tony Ryall | Health
Nearly three thousand more children most vulnerable to rheumatic fever will join the Government’s battle against the third world disease when they start back at school this term. The children are from 24 schools in Northland and Waikato. “Rheumatic fever is largely preventable, yet it can develop into a life threatening heart disease if left untreated,” says Health Minister Tony Ryall...
