Rheumatic Heart Disease Control Programs, Registers, and Access to Care

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) control programs have been recommended by the World Health Organization as the mainstay of reducing the burden of RHD for nearly half a century. Programs should be structured around a disease register of people living with RHD and to support delivery of secondary prophylaxis.

Citation:
Wyber R, Kado J. Rheumatic Heart Disease Control Programs, Registers, and Access to Care. In: Dougherty S, Carapetis J, Zühlke L, Wilson N, editors. Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease. San Diego (CA): Elsevier; 2021. p. 235-59.

Keywords:
Access to care; Control programs; Registers; Rheumatic heart disease

Abstract:
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) control programs have been recommended by the World Health Organization as the mainstay of reducing the burden of RHD for nearly half a century. Programs should be structured around a disease register of people living with RHD and to support delivery of secondary prophylaxis.