Tofiga Fepulea'i and Doctor Sarah Sciascia (a GP at Ora Toa Takapuwahia Medical Centre in Porirua) talk about sore throats and rheumatic fever.
Source: Ministry of Health
Rheumatic fever - a parent's perspective
A video featuring Paula, mum to Riley and Hakopa, talking about what it was like when Hakopa got rheumatic fever.
Source: Ministry of Health
Rheumatic fever - a child's perspective
A video where Talia'uli tells us what it was like to hear that he couldn't play rugby after he got rheumatic fever.
Source: Ministry of Health
Adeaze talk about rheumatic fever
A video featuring brothers Nainz Tupa'i and Viiz Tupa'i, also known as New Zealand band Adeaze. They remember what happened when their cousin got rheumatic fever.
Source: Ministry of Health
Tila's story about rheumatic fever
A video featuring Tila Maresala-Thompson who is a whānau support worker and survivor of rheumatic fever.
Source: Ministry of Health
Clinicians talk about rheumatic fever
A video featuring Dr Lance O'Sullivan who is a Kaitaia GP and Dr Teuila Percival who is a consultant paediatrician at Kidz First Children's Hospital. Together they tell us about the impact that rheumatic fever can have on a child's life and that of their family.
Source: Ministry of Health
Rheumatic fever - sore throat checks
Practice nurse Juanita To'o tells us what happens when you take a child to the sore throat clinic, and why it's important to take the full course of any antibiotics. A video produced as part of the 'Stop sore throats hurting hearts' programme - New Zealand’s cross government prevention programme to reduce the incidence of rheumatic fever.
Source: Ministry of Health
Stop Sore Throats Hurting Hearts
The story of the Rheumatic Fever Prevention Programme so far. 'Stop sore throats hurting hearts'. New Zealand's cross government prevention programme to reduce the incidence of rheumatic fever.
Source: Ministry of Health
