Hatter Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases Research in Africa, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Hatter Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases Research in Africa, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Int J Cardiol. 2019 Nov 15;295:48-55. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.07.079. Epub 2019 Jul 29.
In recent years, the devastating effect of rheumatic fever (RF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Africa has been acknowledged by Institutions such as the Pan-African Society of Cardiology, the African Union Commission, and the World Health Organization. Key priorities set to eradicate RF and RHD include diagnosing and managing RF and RHD, building registries, improving adequate supplies of benzathine penicillin, reproductive health services, and cardiac surgery, developing multi-sectoral RHD awareness programmes, understanding RHD pathogenesis and fostering international partnership for resource mobilization. There were volumes of peer reviewed publications focusing on the key priorities to fight RHD in different parts to Africa; both individually as well as through international collaborations. This article analyzed findings and reports from 1961 to 2018 on efforts to eradicate RF and RHD in Africa.
近年来，非洲的风湿热（RF）和风湿性心脏病（RHD）的破坏性影响已得到包括泛非心脏病学会、非洲联盟委员会和世界卫生组织在内的机构的认可。为消除 RF 和 RHD 而设定的主要优先事项包括诊断和管理 RF 和 RHD、建立登记册、改善苄星青霉素的充足供应、生殖健康服务和心脏手术、制定多部门 RHD 宣传方案、了解 RHD 的发病机制以及促进国际伙伴关系以调动资源。有大量经过同行评审的出版物重点关注在非洲不同地区防治 RHD 的主要优先事项；既有单独的，也有通过国际合作的。本文分析了 1961 年至 2018 年期间为消除非洲 RF 和 RHD 所做努力的研究结果和报告。
