Time to tackle rheumatic heart disease
Data needed to drive global policy dialogues
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15540943 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marian Abouzeid (0000-0001-9673-5252, The Kids Research Institute Australia), Rosemary Wyber (0000-0003-3904-9269, Health On The Net Foundation), Sophie La Vincente (Health On The Net Foundation, corresponding author), Karen Sliwa (0000-0002-8272-0911, University of Cape Town), Liesl Zühlke (0000-0003-3961-2760, Health On The Net Foundation), Bongani M Mayosi (0000-0001-6641-8950, University of Cape Town), Jonathan R Carapetis (0000-0002-1182-9792, Health On The Net Foundation) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 456-468 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-07 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Global Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-1692 • E-ISSN: 1744-1706 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17441692.2018.1515970 |
| PMID | 30192707 |
| OpenAlex | W2890848852 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 39 |
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is an avoidable disease of poverty that persists predominantly in low resource settings and among Indigenous and other high-risk populations in some high-income nations. Following a period of relative global policy inertia on RHD, recent years have seen a resurgence of research, policy and civil society activity to tackle RHD; this has culminated in growing momentum at the highest levels of global health diplomacy to definitively address this disease of disadvantage. RHD is inextricably entangled with the global development agenda, and effective RHD action requires concerted efforts both within and beyond the health policy sphere. This report provides an update on the contemporary global and regional policy landscapes relevant to RHD, and highlights the fundamental importance of good data to inform these policy dialogues, monitor systems responses and ensure that no one is left behind
Civil society · Development economics · Diplomacy · Disadvantage · Economic growth · Economics · Global health · Health care · Heart disease · Indigenous · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management · Law · Medicine · Otolaryngology and Infectious Diseases · Streptococcal Infections and Treatments · Health Policy
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |