New Original Research article in RRH: Community acceptability of STI-X – the rural Victorian STI vending machine pilot by David Evans, Ashleigh Colquhoun, Kim Cowen, Karli March, Teralynn Ludwick, Jane Hocking and Jane Tomnay. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

New Clinical Case Report in RRH: Pragmatic and alternative use of a pigtail pleural drainage catheter as a suprapubic urinary catheter in the retrieval setting by John Floridis and Matthew Hooper. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

Letter to the Editor in RRH: Strengthening community health workers in the Philippines through lessons from rural health access studies in Guyana and Peru by Tiffany Ruth Quinitip. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

RRH is thrilled to be publishing abstracts from the 21st WONCA World Rural Health Conference (Aotearoa New Zealand in April 2026). Conference theme: Whānau Ora: Integrating Mātauranga Māori, indigenous knowledge with rural health for a thriving future. ruralwonca2026.com

New Original Research article in RRH: Working across contexts: critical events in rural teletherapy in Alaska by Peter Noon, Camille Booth, Edmond Arroyo, Kevin Tarlow and Steffi Kim. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

New Original Research article in RRH: Content and readability of websites focused on agricultural safety by Andrew Doueihi, Youssef Guirguis, Kerri-Lynn Peachey, Tony Lower and Carlos Mesa Castrillon. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

Measuring the specific care management experience of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Amazon region of Brazil by Johrdy Braga, Lucas Santos Fernandes, Maria Cardoso, Elizabete de Oliveira, James Oliveira dos Santos Júnior, Hércules Campos and Elisa De Leon doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

New Original Research article in RRH: COVID-19 vaccination advocacy among Tanzanian rural communities: lessons for future pandemics by Godwin Pancras, Baraka Morris, Shitindo Mercury, Renatha Josepth, Emmy Metta, Nathanael Sirili and David Nderitu. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

Implementation and initial outcomes of a breast cancer screening program in remote areas: in the western Amazon, Brazil by Ana Maria Negreiros, Thiago Silva, Anderson Teixeira, Igor Fecury, Edmundo C Mauad, Raphael Luiz Haikel Jr, André Carvalho and Lívia Loamí de Paula. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

Evaluating community-based suicide prevention initiatives in rural and remote Australia: a scoping review by Andreia Schineanu, Jodie Brabin, Suzanne McLaren, Clifford Lewis, Larissa Bamberry, Taneile Kitchingman, Jayne Lawrence, Rosemary Philips and Samantha Jakimowicz. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

25 years and 10,000 submissions for Rural and Remote Health! Thank you to our authors, readers, reviewers, editors and supporters! A message from Professor Sarah Larkins:

New Original Research article in RRH: Sociodemographic disadvantage and low healthcare access as contributing factors to high maternal death in Papua, Indonesia: multilevel analysis of census population data by Danik Iga Prasiska, Suk-Yong Jang and Min Jin Ha. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

New Original Research article in RRH: Evaluation of ICT-based EMS implementation in medically underserved areas: usability, feasibility and impact by Eui-Jae Kim, So-Yeon Kong, Yun-Jeong Cha, Gwan-Jin Park, Young-Min Kim, Hyun-Seok Chai, Hoon Kim and Sang-Chul Kim doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

New Review Article in RRH: Recruitment and retention of the allied health workforce in rural and remote Australia: a scoping review by Emma Brown, Beth Ould, Harry Brown, Luke Robinson and Ted Brown. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

New Short Communication in RRH: Self-reported measures of preparedness of graduates of a new remote and rural graduate-entry medical program (ScotGEM) by Andrew O'Malley. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

Evaluating the service readiness of a Paraguay public healthcare center for the primary healthcare system using the WHO SARA tool by Ji Eon Kim, Yanghee Kang, Min Ah Chung, Daehwan Kim, Baek Jo, Renato Ronnebeck, Adriana Amarilla Vallejo and Eun Woo Nam doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

New Original Research article in RRH: Awareness of access to health care: a significant need of the Narikuravar people, India by Hepsibah Sharmil, Cherrie Galletly, Janet Kelly, Ted Wilkes, Anna George, Mariyamol Jaison, K Karthiga, K Myvizhi and Annamalai K. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

‘We feel better here now’: traditional practices, sanitation, and dialog with the biomedical system to restore spiritual harmony in an Indigenous community in Colombia by Felipe Agudelo-Hernández, Jaramillo Mecha-Chamorro and Eduardo Marulanda-López. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

Factors associated with quality of life for people in a rural area of Peru: importance of family health and socioeconomic aspects by Gonzalo Larico Ayma, Janett Chaves Sosa, Edda E Newball-Noriega and Salomon Huancahuire-Vega. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

Urban–rural disparities in maternal mortality between 2014 and 2021 in Colombia by Jorge Salazar Flórez, Carlos Arias-Castro, Gino Montenegro Martínez, Bibiana Castro Montoya, Karina Quintero Zea and Diego Betancur Usma. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

New OR article in RRH: ‘We feel better here now’: traditional practices, sanitation, and dialog with the biomedical system to restore spiritual harmony in an Indigenous community in Colombia by Felipe Agudelo-Hernández, Jaramillo Mecha-Chamorro and Eduardo Marulanda-López. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

New Review article in RRH: Pleasure and suffering in the rural nurse’s work process: a scoping review by Bruno Neves da Silva, Cícera Renata Silva, Valéria da Silva, Sérgio da Silva and Erika Simone Pinto. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

Does physician recruitment impact access and health of rural residents? Evidence from the 2014 recruitment of 6000 physicians in Bangladesh by Redwan BinAbdulBaten, Shahidul Islam, Azharul Islam and Ahmed Hossain. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

Letter to the Editor in RRH: Clinical courage in rural Asia: a Philippine perspective by Alvenio G Mozol Jr and Jesus Roland M Gatpolintan. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

Influences on medical students’ clinical school preferences: outcomes from a Rural Clinical School immersion program in Australia by Sue Garner, Jessica Beattie, Brendan Condon and Lara Fuller. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

RRH 25(3) is out now and all articles are free to read! Visit rrh.org.au

New Original Research article in RRH: The Australian Allied Health Rural Generalist Pathway: contextual factors for success by Alison Dymmott, Stacey George, Narelle Campbell, Joanne Lawson and Chris Brebner. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

New Original Research paper in RRH: Employers’ perspectives on recruiting and retaining pharmacists in regional and rural Victoria, Australia by Zikai He and Lisa Bourke. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

New Original Research article in RRH: Development of the Attitude Scale Towards Rural Health Services: a study with university health students in Türkiye by Mustafa Filiz and Selman Yakut. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

New Original Research article in RRH: ‘Get away from it all’ or ‘Too good to be true?’: a qualitative exploration of job advertisements for remote and rural posts doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

New Original Research article in RRH: The epidemiology of oro-facial injuries in rural and metropolitan Queensland, Australia by Sai Pabbati, Dileep Sharma and Peter Thomson. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

New Letter to the Editor in RRH: Ultrasonography in primary care by Dimitrios Athanasopoulos and Dimitrios Manifavas. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

New Review Article in RRH: Events and experiences shaping a sense of belonging in rural and remote healthcare placements: a scoping review by Jessica Elliott, Liz Ryan, Leah East and Daniel Terry. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

An evaluation of the referral systems at community health centres in remote, border and island regions of Indonesia: a research protocol by Meistvin Welembuntu, Martina Kristanti and Yodi Mahendradhata. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

Tribute: Vale Jill Konkin by Lucie Walters. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

Original Research article in RRH: Polypharmacy and non-returned off-island referral among residents of remote islands: a retrospective cohort study in Okinawa, Japan by Mariko Ishisaka, Makoto Kaneko, Takeshi Morimoto, Kazuhisa Motomura, Hiroyasu Yonaha and Shinichiro Ueda doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

New OR article in RRH: Differences between rural and urban primary care practices in asthma and allergic rhinitis control: the Greek experience by Eirini Lambraki, Izolde Bouloukaki, Katerina Margetaki, Nikolaos Tzanakis, Alexandros Karatzanis and Ioanna Tsiligianni. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

The ‘why’ and the ‘who’ of choosing a rural Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship: medical graduates’ perspectives from a qualitative study by Marley Binder, Hannah Beks, Lara Fuller and Jessica Beattie. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

New Original Research article in RRH: Rural–urban disparities in stroke outcomes: unveiling quality of life, self-efficacy and healthcare utilization patterns of stroke patients in Türkiye by Mustafa Hüseyin Temel, Yakup Erden and Fatih Bağcıer. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

New Original Research article in RRH: From prejudice to pride: how to prevent medical student relocation by Isabelle Ettori, Mary Lebleu, Maureen Testu, Benjamin Lecomte, Jean-Pierre Lebeau and Cécile Renoux. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

New Original Research article in RRH: The effect of maternity waiting homes utilization on institutional delivery in the islands area: evidence from Indonesia by Ratna Wulandari, Agung Laksono and Yuly Astuti. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

New Original Research article in RRH: A comparative study of self-esteem in secondary school adolescents in urban and rural settings of Oyo State, Nigeria by Abieyuwa Fagbohun, Adebola Orimadegun and Olusegun Akinyinka. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

New Short Communication in RRH: Health, wellbeing and safety among farmers in small rural areas of Indonesia – a pilot study by Erma Sulistyaningsih, Tracey Hatherell and Susan Brumby. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

Factors influencing workplace satisfaction and retention of paediatric and child health clinical officers in Malawi's public health sector: a mixed-methods study by F Yasmin, P Moons, A Phiri, S Appelbaum, L Nserebo-Banda, C Krüger, R Weigel and Y Chimalizeni. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

New Original Research article in RRH: Framing ‘rural health equity’ and implications for governance: thematic analysis of 51 expert narratives from a global webinar series by Theadora Koller and Alan Chater. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

New Conference Report in RRH: Bengaluru Declaration on Rural Health by Pratyush Kumar, Anshu, Sankha Randenikumara, Alan Chater, Gobith Ratnasingam, Christos Lionis and Marilena Anastasaki. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

Pleased to share this work I was lucky to contribute to, led by brilliant colleagues @uofgshw.bsky.social Paper highlights the types of #relationships and #SocialNetworks that foster #MentalHealth discussions in #rural areas Also discussions around Mental Health #stigma Read more below 👇🏻

New Original Research article in RRH: Mental health discussions among rural residents: a social network approach by Emily Long, Abodunrin Aminu, Srebrenka Letina, Claire Goodfellow and Mark McCann. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

New Original Research article in RRH: Staying afloat on a realm of shifting sands: carers navigating palliative care in their rural settings by Bonnie Zhu, Peter Lin, Heidi Bevan, Anne Croker and Karin Fisher. doi.org/10.22605/RRH...

RRH Vol. 25, Issue 2 is out! Read all articles for free at www.rrh.org.au