Moving Forward the RHD Agenda at Global and National Levels

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains a persistent threat to the health of children and working-age adults in many low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Although at the global level significant progress has been made on RHD mortality since 1990, a number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Oceania have been left behind with persistently high mortality rates [1]. More than 30 million people around the world are currently living with RHD [2], and nearly all of them are in countries with weak health systems that offer poor coverage of secondary prevention measures and low access to advanced medical and surgical care [3].

Source: CVD Prevention and Control - March 1, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: David A. Watkins, Liesel J. Z ühlke, Jagat Narula Tags: Editor ’s Page Source Type: research