Addressing the challenge of rheumatic heart disease in Pakistan: A call to action

Addressing the challenge of rheumatic heart disease in Pakistan: A call to action

Despite its high prevalence, Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is underrepresented in Pakistan's national and federal health plans. To address this gap, we gathered multi-geographic and specialty perspectives from frontline clinicians in Pakistan'. Major challen...

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Main Authors: Abdul Hakeem, Masood Sadiq, Javerya Hassan, Isbaah Tejani, Ijaz Hussain, Jalil Khan, Mohammad Waleed, Sabha Bhatti, Sana Sheikh, Sobia Masood, Ali H. Mokdad, Aziz Sheikh, Zafar Mirza, Zainab Samad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
Series:Dialogues in Health
Subjects:
Rheumatic heart disease
Rheumatic fever
Benzathine penicillin G secondary prophylaxis
Low-middle income countries
Pakistan
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772653325000188
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