The flying doctors keeping outback Aussies healthy

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast

The Royal Flying Doctors Service has been proving life-saving care to Australians living in the bush for nearly 100 years.

But as well as responding to emergencies, they're also trying to reduce the number of people in rural and remote areas dying from preventable diseases like heart disease and strokes.

So how do you go about providing targeted healthcare to remote communities? And for those on the job, what does it entail?