Australia's hidden epidemic:
chronic wounds

More than 450,000 Australians suffer with wounds each year. Are you one of them? Read on!

Wounds can have a big impact: on budgets, on lifestyles and on your physical and mental health.

Wounds can happen to anyone, but there are some factors that increase your risk.

The good news is, many wounds can be healed with...

The right diagnosis.

The right treatment.

At the right time.

 

The Be Wound Aware campaign aims to educate Australia on chronic wound prevention, management and healing. It is an initiative of peak body Wounds Australia supported by funding from the Australian Government. 

 
 

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