WHF Roadmap
The WHF Roadmap for Reducing CV Morbidity and Mortality Through Prevention and Control of RHD
Authors:
Benjamin Palafox ,
ECOHOST—The Centre for Health and Social Change, Faculty of Public Health & Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, GB
Ana Olga Mocumbi,
Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Ministério da Saúde and Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, MZ
R. Krishna Kumar,
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Cochin, Kerala, IN
Sulafa K.M. Ali,
University of Khartoum and Sudan Heart Center, Khartoum, SD
Elizabeth Kennedy,
Fiji RHD Prevention and Control Project, Ministry of Health and Medical Services and Cure Kids New Zealand, Suva, FJ
Abraham Haileamlak,
College of Health Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, ET
David Watkins,
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, US; Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, ZA
Kadia Petricca,
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, US
Rosemary Wyber,
Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, Western Australia, AU
Patrick Timeon,
Ministry of Health & Medical Services, Tarawa, KI
Jeremiah Mwangi
World Heart Federation, Geneva, CH
Abstract
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a preventable non-communicable condition that disproportionately affects the world's poorest and most vulnerable. The World Heart Federation Roadmap for improved RHD control is a resource designed to help a variety of stakeholders raise the profile of RHD nationally and globally, and provide a framework to guide and support the strengthening of national, regional and global RHD control efforts. The Roadmap identifies the barriers that limit access to and uptake of proven interventions for the prevention and control of RHD. It also highlights a variety of established and promising solutions that may be used to overcome these barriers. As a general guide, the Roadmap is meant to serve as the foundation for the development of tailored plans of action to improve RHD control in specific contexts.
How to Cite:
Palafox B, Mocumbi AO, Kumar RK, Ali SKM, Kennedy E, Haileamlak A, et al.. The WHF Roadmap for Reducing CV Morbidity and Mortality Through Prevention and Control of RHD. Global Heart. 2017;12(1):47–62. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2016.12.001
Published on
01 Mar 2017.
Peer Reviewed
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