Authors
David Watkins, Liesl Zuhlke, Mark Engel, Rezeen Daniels, Veronica Francis, Gasnat Shaboodien, Bongani M Mayosi, Mabvuto Kango, Azza Abul-Fadl, Abiodun Adeoye, Sulafa Ali, Mohammed Al-Kebsi, Fidelia Bode-Thomas, Gene Bukhman, Albertino Damasceno, Dejuma Yadeta Goshu, Alaa Elghamrawy, Bernard Gitura, Abraham Haileamlak, Abraha Hailu, Christopher Hugo-Hamman, Steve Justus, Ganesan Karthikeyan, Neil Kennedy, Peter Lwabi, Yoseph Mamo, Pindile Mntla, Chris Sutton, Ana Olga Mocumbi, Charles Mondo, Agnes Mtaja, John Musuku, Joseph Mucumbitsi, Louis Murango, George Nel, Stephen Ogendo, Elijah Ogola, Dike Ojji, Taiwo Olabisi Olunuga, Mekia Mohammed Redi, Kamanzi Emmanuel Rusingiza, Mahmoud Sani, Sahar Sheta, Steven Shongwe, Joris Van Dam, Habib Gamra, Jonathan Carapetis, Diana Lennon
Publication date
2016/5/1
Journal
Cardiovascular journal of Africa
Volume
27
Issue
3
Pages
184-187
Publisher
Clinics Cardive Publishing
Description
Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remain major causes of heart failure, stroke and death among African women and children, despite being preventable and imminently treatable. From 21 to 22 February 2015, the Social Cluster of the Africa Union Commission (AUC) hosted a consultation with RHD experts convened by the Pan-African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to develop a 'roadmap' of key actions that need to be taken by governments to eliminate ARF and eradicate RHD in Africa. Seven priority areas for action were adopted: (1) create prospective disease registers at sentinel sites in affected countries to measure disease burden and track progress towards the reduction of mortality by 25% by the year 2025, (2) ensure an adequate supply of high-quality benzathine penicillin for the primary and secondary prevention of ARF/RHD, (3 …
Scholar articles
D Watkins, L Zuhlke, M Engel, R Daniels, V Francis… - Cardiovascular journal of Africa, 2016