African leaders take action on RHD: The 4th All-Africa Workshop on Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease & African Union RHD Communiqué

Authors

  • Shanti Nulu Yale University, Dept. of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Robert C Neely Columbia University Medical Center, Dept. of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery,
  • Zeina Tawakol Aswan Heart Centre, Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation, Aswan, Egypt
  • Magdi Yacoub Aswan Heart Centre, Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation, Aswan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21542/gcsp.2016.12

Abstract

The 4th All-Africa Workshop on Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) was held in Addis Ababa from March 4-6, 2016, hosted by the Pan-African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR) and the African Union Commission (AUC). This was a conference of expert cardiologists and cardiac surgeons who are leading RHD efforts, and included delegates from 22 African countries (Figure 1). There were also representatives from major international stakeholders, such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Heart Federation (WHF), as well as the philanthropic arms of the Novartis and Medtronic, both of which have active programs targeting RHD. 

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Published

2016-10-05

Issue

Vol. 2016 No. 2 (2016)

Section

Conference report

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