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What we are doing
Health Alert - severe to extreme heat conditions
The Chief Health Officer has issued a heat health alert with extreme heat conditions expected across the Top End this week.
The rain is here. Don’t get Melioidosis.
Residents and visitors to the Top End need to be aware about the increased risk of getting the potentially deadly disease, Melioidosis, following recent wet weather.
Cellulitis: Clean it, cover it, check it
NT Health is warning about the threat of cellulitis, which often starts as a small cut sustained camping or fishing, but is one of the leading causes of potentially preventable hospitalisations (PPH) in the Top End.