If you live in a rural or remote community, your risk of dying from heart disease is far higher than your city-dwelling counterparts and your access to specialist healthcare can be much lower.
When electrical engineer-turned-cardiologist Rolf Gomes saw this playing out during his rotations as a junior doctor in the bush...his mind started racing..how could he help fill that gap?
Putting his engineering skills to use, he designed a mobile diagnostic and testing clinic, which today are known as heart trucks, and have helped save hundreds of lives in rural and remote communities in Australia.
Guest: Dr Rolf Gomes is the creator and director or Heart of Australia
Radio National Breakfast