Rheumatic heart disease in Africa: The Mosi-o-Tunya call to action

The Lancet Global Health

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Mayosi, Bongani M ^a   Gamra, Habib ^b   Dangou, Jean Marie ^c   Kasonde, Joseph ^d   Abul Fadl, Azza ^e   Adeoye, Moshood A ^f   Bweupe, Maxmillian ^d   Chimalizeni, Yamikani ^g   Chiyenu, Kaseya ^h   Damasceno, Albertino ⁱ   Dejuma, Yadeta ^j   Dzudie, Anastase ^k   ElSayed, Ahmed ^l   Engel, Mark ^m   Fubisha, Robert ⁿ   Gitura, Bernard ^o   Habanyana, Gloria ^p   Hugo Hamman, Christopher ^q   Kabwe, Lorrita ^h   Kalinichenko, Svetlana ^h   Kankasa, Chipepo ^h   Long, Aidan ^r   Lungu, Joyce C ^h   Mbangweta, Pauline ^d   Mkandawire, Rhoda ^d   Mntla, Phindile ^r   Olga Mocumbi, Ana ^s   Mondo, Charles ^t   Monze, Namani ^z   Mtaja, Agnes ^h   Mucumbitsi, Joseph ^u   Musuku, John ^h   Ncheengamvu, Jonathan ^h   Ogah, Okechukwu S ^f,v   Ogola, Elijah ^w   Ojji, Dike B ^x   Omokhodion, Samuel I ^f   Phiri, Sam ^y   Sani, Mahmoud U ^z   Sheta, Sahar ^aa   Zuhlke, Liesl ^ab   more..

^a WORLD HEART FEDERATION   (Switzerland)

^b Africa Heart Network   (Tunisia)

^c WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR AFRICA   (Congo)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Zambia)

^e Association of Friends of Children with Rheumatic Heart Disease   (Egypt)

^f UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^h UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

ⁱ EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^j ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^k DOUALA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Cameroon)

^l ALZAIEM ALAZHARI UNIVERSITY   (Sudan)

^m UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

ⁿ Livingstone General Hospital   (Zambia)

^o KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

^p RED CROSS WAR MEMORIAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

^q MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^r SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^s INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SAÚDE   (Mozambique)

^t MULAGO HOSPITAL   (Uganda)

^u Rwanda Heart Foundation   (Rwanda)

^v Ministry of Health   (Nigeria)

^w UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^x UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA   (Nigeria)

^y Arthur Davidson Hospital   (Zambia)

^z AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^aa CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^ab UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

AFRICA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MOSI O TUNYA CALL TO ACTION; NOTE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS; WORKSHOP; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904724619     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2214109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(14)70234-7     Document Type: Note

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