Take Heart: Deadly Heart – movie on Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD)

Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) is a cardiac condition that affects many children and young people in the Pilbara. It is completely preventable, starting with a strep throat or skin sores usually associated with disadvantaged living conditions, and can lead to permanent and irreversible heart valve damage. This disease is most prevalent in Aboriginal young people in our community, with many requiring monthly injections and inevitable heart surgery. Without treatment, RHD and its complications can be life-threatening.

Take Heart: Deadly Heart provides a powerful centrepiece to National Close the Gap Day events, NAIDOC Week events and educational initiatives. If the film can reach the right audiences and create the change needed, an estimated 6000 first nations Australian children will avoid contracting this preventable but potentially life-threatening illness.

We would love you to join the movement to put RHD in the history books and come along to the live screening for our community. The City of Karratha and Moonshine Agency have come onboard with offering a free movie event in Karratha on Tuesday 16 May at 11.00am.

The trailer can be viewed HERE