Seven key actions to eradicate rheumatic heart disease in Africa: The Addis Ababa communiqu

Cardiovascular Journal of Africa

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 184-187

  Watkins, David ^a,b   Zuhlke, Liesl ^a   Engel, Mark ^a   Daniels, Rezeen ^a   Francis, Veronica ^a   Shaboodien, Gasnat ^a   Kango, Mabvuto ^c   Abul Fadl, Azza ^d   Adeoye, Abiodun ^e   Ali, Sulafa ^f   Al Kebsi, Mohammed ^g   Bode Thomas, Fidelia ^h   Bukhman, Gene ⁱ   Damasceno, Albertino ^j   Goshu, Dejuma Yadeta ^k   Elghamrawy, Alaa ^l   Gitura, Bernard ^m   Haileamlak, Abraham ⁿ   Hailu, Abraha ^o   Hugo Hamman, Christopher ^p   Justus, Steve ^q   Karthikeyan, Ganesan ^r   Kennedy, Neil ^s   Lwabi, Peter ^t   Mamo, Yoseph ^u   Mntla, Pindile ^v   Sutton, Chris ^v   Mocumbi, Ana Olga ^w   Mondo, Charles ^x   Mtaja, Agnes ^y   Musuku, John ^y   Mucumbitsi, Joseph ^z   Murango, Louis ^aa   Nel, George ^ab   Ogendo, Stephen ^ac   Ogola, Elijah ^ac   Ojji, Dike ^ad   Olunuga, Taiwo Olabisi ^ae   Redi, Mekia Mohammed ^af   Rusingiza, Kamanzi Emmanuel ^ag   Sani, Mahmoud ^ah   Sheta, Sahar ^ai   Shongwe, Steven ^aj   Van Dam, Joris ^ak   Gamra, Habib ^al   Carapetis, Jonathan ^am   Lennon, Diana ^an   Mayosi, Bongani M ^a,ab   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Pan African Veterinary Vaccine Center   (Ethiopia)

^d Association Friends of Children with RHD   (Egypt)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^f University of Khartoum and Sudan Heart Centre   (Sudan)

^g SANA A UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

^h UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

ⁱ PARTNERS IN HEALTH   (United States)

^j Mozambican Heart Association (AMOCOR)   (Mozambique)

^k ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^l MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Egypt)

^m KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

ⁿ JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^o MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^p Ministry of Health and Social Services   (Namibia)

^q Touch Foundation   (Tanzania)

^r GOVERNMENT OF INDIA   (India)

^s UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^t UGANDA HEART INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

^u Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia   (Ethiopia)

^v SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^w Instituto Nacional de Saúde   (South Africa)

^x MULAGO HOSPITAL   (Uganda)

^y Lusaka Apex Medical University   (Zambia)

^z Rwanda Heart Foundation   (Rwanda)

^aa East African Community   (Burundi)

^ab PAS CAR Secretariat   (South Africa)

^ac UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^ad UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA   (Nigeria)

^ae FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

^af Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa ^*  (Ethiopia)

^ag UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^ah AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^ai CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^aj WHO Regional Office in Africa   (Congo)

^ak Novartis   (United States)

^al African Heart Network   (Tunisia)

^am UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^an UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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Author keywords

Prevention; Rheumatic heart disease

Indexed keywords

BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DECENTRALIZATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ERADICATION THERAPY; GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; MORTALITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROCESS MONITORING; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SECONDARY PREVENTION; STAFF TRAINING; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A RAPID TEST; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REGISTER; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

AFRICA; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PENICILLIN G BENZATHINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REGISTRIES; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

EID: 84979017465     PISSN: 19951892     EISSN: 16800745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5830/cvja-2015-090     Document Type: Article

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