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. 2016 Apr;13(4):190-1.
doi: 10.1038/nrcardio.2016.28. Epub 2016 Mar 3.

Health policy: Reducing rheumatic heart disease in Africa -- time for action

Andrea Beaton  1 , Craig Sable  1
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Health policy: Reducing rheumatic heart disease in Africa -- time for action

Andrea Beaton et al. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2016 Apr.

Abstract

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) key opinion leaders, health ministers, clinicians, and industry representatives gathered in Ethiopia in February 2015. The question: how to eradicate RHD in Africa. The response: the Addis Ababa communiqué, a practical document outlining seven major barriers to RHD control in Africa and seven strategies to address them.

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