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Children and families across our region will again benefit from funding through this year’s Good Friday Appeal, helping strengthen paediatric care at Albury Wodonga Health and across the Hume Local Health Service Network.

As bushfires continue to impact communities across the Upper Murray, local health and wellbeing services have come together to provide a coordinated mental health and wellbeing response, ensuring people know where to turn for support during an ongoing and uncertain period.

One month ago, Matt, a 44-year-old from Wodonga, couldn’t walk, use his arm or hand properly, or communicate clearly.

After suffering a stroke linked to a serious heart infection, Matt was treated at The Alfred Hospital before being transferred back to Albury Wodonga Health for inpatient rehabilitation in Wodonga.

Infection caused by Multi-Resistant Organisms (MRO’s) refers to a group of bacteria that have become resistant to many antibiotics. This includes Carbapenemase Producing Organisms (CPO’s) which are resistant to our last line of defence antibiotics called carbapenems.