
Aug 2014: The free drop-in clinics are in addition to the children being assessed and treated through the school-based sore throat programme which is operating in more than 230 North Island schools.Reducing this preventable illness is a priority for the Government. As part of the Better Public Services focus, the Government has a target to reduce the incidence of rheumatic fever by two-thirds by June 2017.Two providers within our Collective, Korowai Aroha and Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Pikiao provide free screening programmes, if you are concerned about any of the whānau you are supporting please feel free to get in touch with them for support.