Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: Facts and research progress in Africa.
Africa
Rheumatic fever
Rheumatic heart disease
Journal
International journal of cardiology
ISSN: 1874-1754
Titre abrégé: Int J Cardiol
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 8200291
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
15 11 2019
15 11 2019
Historique:
received:
15
07
2019
accepted:
24
07
2019
pubmed:
14
8
2019
medline:
10
7
2020
entrez:
14
8
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
In recent years, the devastating effect of rheumatic fever (RF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Africa has been acknowledged by Institutions such as the Pan-African Society of Cardiology, the African Union Commission, and the World Health Organization. Key priorities set to eradicate RF and RHD include diagnosing and managing RF and RHD, building registries, improving adequate supplies of benzathine penicillin, reproductive health services, and cardiac surgery, developing multi-sectoral RHD awareness programmes, understanding RHD pathogenesis and fostering international partnership for resource mobilization. There were volumes of peer reviewed publications focusing on the key priorities to fight RHD in different parts to Africa; both individually as well as through international collaborations. This article analyzed findings and reports from 1961 to 2018 on efforts to eradicate RF and RHD in Africa.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31405583
pii: S0167-5273(19)33333-9
doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.07.079
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
48-55Subventions
Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : MR/S005242/1
Pays : United Kingdom
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier B.V.