Seven key actions to eradicate rheumatic heart disease in Africa: the Addis Ababa communiqué

Watkins, David; Zühlke, Liesl; E. Engel, Mark; Daniels, Ron; Francis, Veronica; Shaboodien, Gasnat; Kango, Mabvuto; Abul-Fadl, Azza; Adeoye, AO; Ali, Sulafa; Al-Kebsi, Mohammed; Bode‐Thomas, Fidelia; Bukhman, Gene; Damasceno, Albertino; Goshu, DY; Elghamrawy, Alaa; Gitura, Bernard; Haileamlak, Abraham; Hailu, Abraha; Hugo‐Hamman, Christopher; Justus, S; Karthikeyan, Ganesan; Kennedy, Neil; Lwabi, Peter; Mamo, Yoseph; Mntla, Phindile; Sutton, Chris; Olga Mocumbi, Ana; Mondo, Charles; Mtaja, Agnes; Musuku, John; Mucumbitsi, Joseph; Murango, L; Nel, George; Ogendo, Stephen; Ogola, Elijah; Ojji, Dike; Olunuga, TO; Redi, MM; Rusingiza, KE; U. Sani, Mahmoud; Sheta, Sahar; Shongwe, Steven; van Dam, J.; Gamra, Habib; R. Carapetis, Jonathan; Lennon, Diana; Mayosi, BM

doi:10.5830/cvja-2015-090

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Seven key actions to eradicate rheumatic heart disease in Africa: the Addis Ababa communiqué

Published in Cardiovascular journal of South Africa/Cardiovascular journal of Southern Africa • Jul 6, 2016

Authors:

David Watkins

Liesl Zühlke

Mark E. Engel

Abstract

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remain major causes of heart failure, stroke and death among African women and children, despite being preventable and imminently treatable. From 21 to 22 February 2015, the Social Cluster of the Africa Union Commission (AUC) hosted a con...

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Medicine

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Heart disease

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