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- Title
"Simply put: systems failed": lessons from the Coroner's inquest into the rheumatic heart disease Doomadgee cluster.
- Authors
Tarrago, Avelina; Veit‐Prince, Ella; Brolan, Claire E
- Abstract
The article discusses the findings of a coroner's inquest into the deaths of three Aboriginal women from rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in the remote town of Doomadgee in Queensland, Australia. The inquest highlights the preventable nature of RHD and the inequitable burden experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The article presents recommendations for improving health service provision, including cultural safety, community engagement, data collection, and collaboration. It also addresses the issue of institutional racism within the healthcare system and calls for transformative action to achieve health equity for First Nations communities.
- Subjects
RHEUMATIC fever; RHEUMATIC heart disease; CORONERS; DISCRIMINATION in medical care; INDIGENOUS Australians; RIGHT to health; MEDICAL care
- Publication
Medical Journal of Australia, 2024, Vol 221, Issue 1, p13
- ISSN
0025-729X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5694/mja2.52350